BMC Medicine· 2016Q1· Review

Short Physical Performance Battery and all-cause mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis

Rita Pavasini, Jack M. Guralnik, Justin C. Brown, Mauro Di Bari et al.

889citations
Q1SCImago
2016year

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A meta-analysis of 17 studies (n=16,534) found that lower scores on the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) are significantly associated with increased all-cause mortality risk.

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Field: Complementary and alternative medicine

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