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Physical activity, muscle function, falls and fractures

STUDY DESIGN: A thematic review. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate if physical activity enhances muscle strength, improves balance, and reduces the fall frequency and the fracture incidence. BACKGROUND: One of the major medical problems of today is the increasing incidence of fragility fractures. Muscle stren...

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Autores principales: Karlsson, Magnus K., Nordqvist, Anders, Karlsson, Caroline
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: CoAction Publishing 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2615636/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19158939
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/fnr.v52i0.1920