Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey

Halil, M.; Ulger, Z.; VARLI, MURAT; Doventas, A.; Ozturk, G.; Kuyumcu, M.; Yavuz, B.; Yesil, Y.; Tufan, F.; CANKURTARAN, MUSTAFA; Saka, B.; Sahin, S.; Curgunlu, A.; Tekin, N.; Akcicek, F.; KARAN, Mehmet; Atli, T.; Beger, T.; ERDİNÇLER, Ulev; Ariogul, S.

doi:10.1038/ejcn.2014.15

Sarcopenia assessment project in the nursing homes in Turkey

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Halil M., Ulger Z., VARLI M., Doventas A., Ozturk G. B., Kuyumcu M. E., ...Daha Fazla

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION, cilt.68, sa.6, ss.690-694, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 68 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2014
Doi Numarası: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.15
Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.690-694
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

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.