Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey

Date
2014
Author
Curgunlu, A.
HALİL, MELTEM GÜLHAN
Ulger, Z.
Varli, M.
Öztürk, Gürcan
Kuyumcu, M. E.
YAVUZ, BURCU BALAM
Yesil, Y.
CANKURTARAN, MEHMET
Sahin, S.
TEKIN, N.
Akcicek, F.
ATLI, T.
Beger, T.
Ariogul, S.
Saka, B.
Erdincler, D. S.
Karan, Mehmet Akif
Doventas, A.
Tufan, F.
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity (SO) are geriatric syndromes leading to physical disability, poor quality of life and death. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and SO in nursing homes in Turkey and to define local disparities for diagnosing sarcopenia and SO.
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12627/52982
https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2014.15
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