A 3-Item SARC-F

Jean Woo; Ruby Yu; Jason Leung

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.09.006

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MedicineReceiver operating characteristicGeriatric Depression ScaleProspective cohort studyPhysical therapyClimbDepression (economics)Preferred walking speedStairsGerontologyPhysical medicine and rehabilitationCognitionPsychiatryInternal medicine

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Year: 2017
Type: article
Volume: 19
Issue: 3
Pages: 223-228
Citations: 22
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                                    Jean Woo, 
                                
                                    Ruby Yu, 
                                
                                    Jason Leung
                                
                            (2017). 
                            A 3-Item SARC-F. 
                            Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
                            , 19
                            (3)
                            , 223-228.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.09.006

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.09.006