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Declines in Physical Performance by Sex and Age Among Nondisabled Community-Dwelling Older Japanese During a 6-Year Period

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined whether declines over time in hand-grip strength (HGS) and fast walking speed (FWS) differ by sex and age among non-Western community-dwelling older adults. This study aimed to quantify changes in HGS and FWS over the 6-year period from 1994 to 2000 and examine...

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Autores principales: Ishizaki, Tatsuro, Furuna, Taketo, Yoshida, Yuko, Iwasa, Hajime, Shimada, Hiroyuki, Yoshida, Hideyo, Kumagai, Shu, Suzuki, Takao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Japan Epidemiological Association 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3899406/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21368451
http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE20100138