Relationship between lower-limb muscle strength and functional independence among elderly people according to frailty criteria: a cross-sectional study

Relationship between lower-limb muscle strength and functional independence among elderly people according to frailty criteria: a cross-sectional study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Muscle strength and functional independence are considered to be determinants of frailty levels among elderly people. The aim here was to compare lower-limb muscle strength (LLMS) with functional independence in relation to sex, age and number of frailty criteria, and to ascer...

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Main Authors:	Fernanda Sotello Batista, Grace Angélica de Oliveira Gomes, Maria José D'Elboux, Fernanda Aparecida Cintra, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Maria Elena Guariento, Maria da Luz Rosário de Souza
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:	São Paulo Medical Journal
Subjects:	Elderly Muscle strength Disability evaluation Activities of daily living Frail elderly
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000500282&lng=en&tlng=en

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