Is there enough evidence to prescribe exercise to older adults living in residential care?

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¹ Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: coelhojunior@hotmail.com.br.
² Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Hélio José Coelho Júnior et al. Lancet Healthy Longev. 2023 Jun.

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. 2023 Jun;4(6):e237-e238.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-7568(23)00063-6. Epub 2023 May 11.

¹ Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: coelhojunior@hotmail.com.br.
² Department of Geriatrics and Orthopedics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome 00168, Italy; Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

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Effects of physical exercise on physical function in older adults in residential care: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
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