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Global variation in grip strength: a systematic review and meta-analysis of normative data

Background: weak grip strength is a key component of sarcopenia and is associated with subsequent disability and mortality. We have recently established life course normative data for grip strength in Great Britain, but it is unclear whether the cut points we derived for weak grip strength are suita...

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Autores principales: Dodds, Richard M., Syddall, Holly E., Cooper, Rachel, Kuh, Diana, Cooper, Cyrus, Sayer, Avan Aihie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4776623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26790455
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afv192