Relationship between lower-limb muscle strength and frailty among elderly people

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Sarcopenia is the main factor involved in the development of frailty syndrome. The aims here were to investigate relationships between lower-limb muscle strength and the variables of sex, age and frailty criteria; compare lower-limb muscle strength with each frailty criterion;...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Sotello Batista, Grace Angelica de Oliveira Gomes, Anita Liberalesso Neri, Maria Elena Guariento, Fernanda Aparecida Cintra, Maria da Luz Rosario de Sousa, Maria José D'Elboux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802012000200006&lng=en&tlng=en