Assessment of the association between dysphagia and sarcopenia among elderly patients with cirrhosis: Usefulness of the finger-ring test.

Author
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M Haraguchi
H Miyaaki
Y Nakamura
S Narita
K Matsumoto
M Fukushima
R Sasaki
S Miuma
H Takahata
N Yamaguchi
K Nakao
Abstract
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Sarcopenic dysphagia has become an urgent matter of debate in our aging society. However, little is known about the relationship between sarcopenia and dysphagia in patients with liver cirrhosis. Our aim was to assess sarcopenia and dysphagia among elderly patients with cirrhosis using two easy-to-use screening tests, i.e., the eating assessment tool-10 and the finger-ring test.
Year of Publication
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1969
Journal
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Archives of gerontology and geriatrics
Volume
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95
Number of Pages
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104430
Date Published
:
1969
ISSN Number
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0167-4943
URL
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https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0167-4943(21)00093-5
DOI
:
10.1016/j.archger.2021.104430
Short Title
:
Arch Gerontol Geriatr
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