Hand tactile discrimination, social touch and frailty criteria in elderly people: a cross sectional observational study

Frailty is a common syndrome among elderly and sensory decline may exacerbate functional decline. The hand function, the manual dexterity, the performance of the daily living skills and the social interactions are determined, in a large degree, by sensory integrity. However, hand tactile sensory det...

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Autor principal: Vieira, A. I. (author)
Outros Autores: Nogueira, D. (author), Reis, E. D. (author), Rosado, M. D. (author), Nunes, M. V. (author), Castro-Caldas, A. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2017
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10071/12902
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.iscte-iul.pt:10071/12902