Resistance training as a tool for changing muscle mass and frailty status in sarcopenic older women: a quasi-experimental study

ABSTRACT Frailty and sarcopenia are geriatric syndromes highly prevalent, complex, and hard to diagnose and treat. The literature still lacks a consensus on which resistance training program is better for older people, especially when considering frailty status and sarcopenia. We aimed to evaluate t...

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Main Authors: Joana Ude Viana, João Marcos Domingues Dias, Leani Souza Máximo Pereira, Silvia Lanziotti Azevedo da Silva, Rosângela Corrêa Dias, Lygia Paccini Lustosa (in memoriam)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2022-12-01
Series:Fisioterapia e Pesquisa
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1809-29502022000300224&tlng=en