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Is handgrip strength normalized to body weight a useful tool to identify dynapenia and functional incapacity in post-menopausal women?

OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether handgrip strength normalized to body weight could be a useful clinical tool to identify dynapenia and assess functional capacity in post-menopausal women. METHOD: A total of 136 postmenopausal women were recruited. Body composition (Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry...

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Autores principales: Dulac, Maude, Boutros, Guy El Hajj, Pion, Charlotte, Barbat-Artigas, Sébastien, Gouspillou, Gilles, Aubertin-Leheudre, Mylène
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5176197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27683834
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/bjpt-rbf.2014.0184