Defining sarcopenia in terms of risk of physical limitations: A 5-year follow-up study of 3,153 Chinese men and women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2224-2231

  Woo, Jean ^a   Leung, Jason ^b   Sham, Aprille ^c   Kwok, Timothy ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Jockey Club Centre for Osteoporosis Care and Control   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Body composition; Chinese; Functional limitation; Grip strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CHINA; CHINESE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HEIGHT; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VITAMIN INTAKE; WEIGHT;

AGED; CHINA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 71549122654     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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