Prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with dysphagia in cancer patients who require rehabilitation

• Main Authors: Hidetaka Wakabayashi (Author), Rimiko Takahashi (Author), Naoko Watanabe (Author), Hideyuki Oritsu (Author), Yoshitaka Shimizu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2017-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: To assess the prevalence of sarcopaenia and the association between sarcopaenia, activities of daily living, and dysphagia in cancer patients who require rehabilitation. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in 83 consecutive cancer patients referred to the Department of Rehabili...