Sarcopenia Screened With SARC-F Questionnaire Is Associated With Quality of Life and 4-Year Mortality

Tai‐Yin Wu; Chen‐Kun Liaw; Fang-Chun Chen; Kuan-Liang Kuo; Wei‐Chu Chie; Rong‐Sen Yang

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.029

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MedicineSarcopeniaOdds ratioQuality of life (healthcare)Grip strengthConfidence intervalPhysical therapyProspective cohort studyGerontologyMultivariate analysisCohortInternal medicineNursing

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Year: 2016
Type: article
Volume: 17
Issue: 12
Pages: 1129-1135
Citations: 99
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                                    Tai‐Yin Wu, 
                                
                                    Chen‐Kun Liaw, 
                                
                                    Fang-Chun Chen
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2016). 
                            Sarcopenia Screened With SARC-F Questionnaire Is Associated With Quality of Life and 4-Year Mortality. 
                            Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
                            , 17
                            (12)
                            , 1129-1135.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.029
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2016.07.029