Publications by authors named "Maria do Carmo Dias Conceicao"
Objective: Frailty is a clinical syndrome characterized, among other signs, by involuntary weight loss and decreased muscle strength. The aim of this study was to analyse associations between frailty, body composition and nutritional status in non-institutionalised elderly people in the municipality of Alfândega (Braganza-Portugal).
Method: Observational, prevalence and association study involving 220 elderly (mean 75.