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Association between phthalate exposure and lower handgrip strength in an elderly population: a repeated-measures study

BACKGROUND: Decreased muscle strength can lead to adverse health outcomes in the elderly. A potential association between phthalate exposure and muscle strength was suggested previously, but has not been investigated directly. We hypothesized that phthalate exposure is associated with lower handgrip...

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Autores principales: Kim, Kyoung-Nam, Lee, Mee-Ri, Choi, Yoon-Hyeong, Hwang, Hyojung, Oh, Se-Young, Park, ChoongHee, Hong, Yun-Chul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5006265/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27581612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12940-016-0176-2

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