Effects of high-protein diet combined with exercise to counteract frailty in pre-frail and frail community-dwelling older adults: study protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background The proportion of older citizens is increasing worldwide. A well-known syndrome in old age is physical frailty which is associated with a greater risk of disabilities in activities of daily living, greater reliance on in-home services, hospitalization, institutionalization, and p...

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Main Authors: Sussi F. Buhl, Anne Marie Beck, Britt Christensen, Paolo Caserotti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Trials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-020-04572-z