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Linda J. Romero
Researcher at University of New Mexico
Publications - 32
Citations - 6753
Linda J. Romero is an academic researcher from University of New Mexico. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vitamin. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 32 publications receiving 6242 citations. Previous affiliations of Linda J. Romero include University of New Mexico Hospital.
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Epidemiology of Sarcopenia among the Elderly in New Mexico
Richard N. Baumgartner,Kathleen M. Koehler,Dympna Gallagher,Linda J. Romero,Steven B. Heymsfield,Robert Ross,Philip J. Garry,Robert D. Lindeman +7 more
TL;DR: Some of the first estimates of the extent of the public health problem posed by sarcopenia are provided, independent of ethnicity, age, morbidity, obesity, income, and health behaviors.
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Fear of falling and restriction of mobility in elderly fallers
TL;DR: It is indicated that about one-third of elderly people develop a fear of falling after an incident fall and this issue should be specifically addressed in any rehabilitation programme.
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One-Leg Balance Is an Important Predictor of Injurious Falls in Older Persons
Bruno Vellas,Sharon J. Wayne,Linda J. Romero,Richard N. Baumgartner,Laurence Z. Rubenstein,Philip J. Garry +5 more
TL;DR: It is found that one‐leg balance is a significant predictor of falls and injurious falls and the number of falls is related to the severity of the injury.
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Serum albumin is associated with skeletal muscle in elderly men and women.
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined associations of serum albumin with age and found that decreases with age in albumin concentrations are associated with muscle loss (sarcopenia) in the elderly.
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Changes in nutritional status and patterns of morbidity among free-living elderly persons: A 10-year longitudinal study☆
Bruno Vellas,William C. Hunt,Linda J. Romero,Kathleen M. Koehler,Richard N. Baumgartner,Philip J. Garry +5 more
TL;DR: The present study describes changes in physical health related to nutritional intake among elderly persons in a 10-y longitudinal study, suggesting that the mean protein requirement in elderly adults is greater than that established by the 1985 joint World Health Organization/ FAO/UNU Expert Committee.