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Value of handgrip strength to predict clinical outcomes and therapeutic response in malnourished medical inpatients: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review - 02.08.2021

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Kaegi-Braun N, Tribolet P, Baumgartner A, Fehr R, Baechli V, Geiser M, Deiss M, Gomes F, Kutz A, Hoess C, Pavlicek V, Schmid S, Bilz S, Sigrist S, Brändle M, Benz C, Henzen C, Thomann R, Rutishauser J, Aujesky D, Rodondi N, Donzé J, Stanga Z, Mueller B, Schuetz P. Value of handgrip strength to predict clinical outcomes and therapeutic response in malnourished medical inpatients: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr 2021; 114:731-740.
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Wissenschaftlicher Artikel/Review (Englisch)
Zeitschrift
Am J Clin Nutr 2021; 114
Veröffentlichungsdatum
02.08.2021
eISSN (Online)
1938-3207
Seiten
731-740
Kurzbeschreibung/Zielsetzung

Disease-related malnutrition is associated with loss of muscle mass and impaired functional status. Handgrip strength (HGS) has been proposed as an easy-to-use tool to assess muscle strength in clinical practice.