Timed Up and Go test: a simple test gives important information in elderly
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Timed Up and Go test: a simple test gives important information in elderly.
Correspondence: Sonia Maria Dozzi Brucki; Rua Rio Grande,180; 04018-000 São Paulo SP, Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interest: There is no conflict of interest to declare. Received 11 February 2015 Accepted 18 February 2015 The Timed Up and Go test (TUG) is a largely used test to measure gait, motor speed, frailty and physical function in elderly, besides as a predictor of risk ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0004-282X
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282x20140243