Sarcopenia, physical rehabilitation and functional outcomes of patients in a subacute geriatric care unit

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-43

  Sánchez Rodríguez, Dolores ^a,c   Marco, Ester ^b,c,d   Miralles, Ramon ^a,c   Fayos, Mónica ^b   Mojal, Sergio ^a   Alvarado, Martha ^b   Vázquez Ibar, Olga ^a,c   Escalada, Ferran ^a,b,c   Muniesa, Josep M ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b Parc de Salut Mar   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT INTERNACIONAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Geriatric rehabilitation; In patient; Intermediate care; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; BODY COMPOSITION BIOIMPEDANCE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SARCOPENIA; SUBACUTE GERIATRIC CARE UNIT; WARD;

ELDERLY; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; IN-PATIENT; INTERMEDIATE CARE; SARCOPENIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SARCOPENIA; SPAIN; SUBACUTE CARE;

EID: 84900868761     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: 18726976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2014.02.009     Document Type: Article

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