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The Relationship between Smoking, Socioeconomic Status and Grip Strength among Community-dwelling Elderly Men in Korea: Hallym Aging Study

OBJECTIVES: Low grip strength is associated with decline in bone mineral density (BMD) and increased risk of spine fracture among the elderly. Smoking, a major factor determining BMD, is also known to have an indirect effect on bone loss. This study investigated whether smoking is associated with gr...

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Autores principales: Quan, ShanAi, Jeong, Jin-Young, Kim, Dong-Hyun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society of Epidemiology 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3575580/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23440903
http://dx.doi.org/10.4178/epih/e2013001