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The physical capability of community-based men and women from a British cohort: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer (EPIC)-Norfolk study

BACKGROUND: The European Working Group for Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP) published a case-finding algorithm for sarcopenia, recommending muscle mass measurement in older adults with low grip strength (women <20 kg; men <30 kg) or slow walking speed (≤0.8 m/s). However, the implications o...

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Autores principales: Keevil, Victoria L, Hayat, Shabina, Dalzell, Nichola, Moore, Stephanie, Bhaniani, Amit, Luben, Robert, Wareham, Nicholas J, Khaw, Kay-Tee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3846689/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24020915
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-93