Calf circumference: clinical validation for evaluation of muscle mass in the elderly.

CONCLUSION: CC can be used as a measure for early identification of muscle mass decrease in routine evaluations of the elderly in primary care.
PMID: 29412289 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem - February 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Pagotto V, Santos KFD, Malaquias SG, Bachion MM, Silveira EA Tags: Rev Bras Enferm Source Type: research