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Handgrip strength as a diagnostic tool for frailty risk in elderly patients with moderate to severe asthma.

Ricardo Gassmann FigueiredoFernando HolguinMarcia Margaret Menezes PizzichiniGabriela Pinheiro PimentelVanessa ArataMaisa F M LealCinthia V N SantanaÁlvaro Augusto CruzJosé de Bessa Júnior
Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2023)
HGS appears to be a simple, reliable tool for clinicians to determine frailty risk in older asthma patients in a point-of-care setting.
Keyphrases
  • community dwelling
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • physical activity
  • palliative care
  • patient reported outcomes