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Handgrip strength, ageing and mortality in rural Africa

Background: muscle strength measured as handgrip strength declines with increasing age and predicts mortality. While handgrip strength is determined by lifestyle through nutrition and physical activity, it has almost exclusively been studied in western populations with a sedentary lifestyle. This st...

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Autores principales: Koopman, Jacob J. E., van Bodegom, David, van Heemst, Diana, Westendorp, Rudi G. J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411221/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25331975
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afu165

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