Medicine

T. Malmstrom, Douglas K. Miller, E. Simonsick, L. Ferrucci, J. Morley

2015.7.7Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle

DOI: 10.1002/jcsm.12048

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A brief, inexpensive screening test for sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians and their patients by developing a simple five‐item questionnaire (SARC‐F) based on cardinal features or consequences of sarc Openia.

Abstract

A brief, inexpensive screening test for sarcopenia would be helpful for clinicians and their patients. To screen for persons with sarcopenia, we developed a simple five‐item questionnaire (SARC‐F) based on cardinal features or consequences of sarcopenia.

Citation format

MALMSTROM, T., et al. SARC‐F: A symptom score to predict persons with sarcopenia at risk for poor functional outcomes. Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle, 2015, 7: 28–36.