Frailty and loss of rectus femoris muscle thickness in elderly patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia - A case-control study

Hirokazu Touge (Yonago, Japan), Hirokazu Touge, Katsuyuki Tomita, Yasuto Ueda, Keiji Matsunami, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Shizuka Nishii, Hiromitsu Sakai, Akira Yamasaki, Yuji Kawasaki, Eiji Shimizu

Source: International Congress 2016 – Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session: Community-acquired pneumonia: risk classes and management issues
Session type: Thematic Poster
Number: 2575
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Hirokazu Touge (Yonago, Japan), Hirokazu Touge, Katsuyuki Tomita, Yasuto Ueda, Keiji Matsunami, Tsuyoshi Kitaura, Shizuka Nishii, Hiromitsu Sakai, Akira Yamasaki, Yuji Kawasaki, Eiji Shimizu. Frailty and loss of rectus femoris muscle thickness in elderly patients hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia - A case-control study. Eur Respir J 2016; 48: Suppl. 60, 2575

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