Validating the SARC-F: A suitable community screening tool for sarcopenia?

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 630-634

  Woo, Jean ^a   Leung, Jason ^a   Morley, John E ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Physical limitation; Sarcopenia; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMMUNITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DYNAMOMETER; EUROPEAN; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SARC-F SCORE; SARCOPENIA; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VELOCITY; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING SPEED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; MASS SCREENING; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VALIDATION STUDY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SARCOPENIA; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84906939407     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.04.021     Document Type: Article

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