Handgrip strength at admission and time to discharge in medical and surgical inpatients

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 481-488

  Mendes, Joana ^a,b   Azevedo, Ana ^a,b   Amaral, Teresa F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b University of Porto   (Portugal)

Author keywords

diagnosis related groups; hand strength; length of stay; nutrition status; patient discharge; prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYNAMOMETER; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY SAMPLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURGICAL WARD; SURVIVAL; ADOLESCENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HAND STRENGTH; HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PORTUGAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84899556075     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: 19412444     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607113486007     Document Type: Article

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