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Higher skeletal muscle mass may protect against ischemic stroke in community-dwelling adults without stroke and dementia: The PRESENT project

BACKGROUND: It is well known that a low skeletal muscle mass (SMM) is associated with stroke. However, it is unknown whether increasing muscle mass can prevent stroke. METHODS: This community-based cross-sectional study was supported by the regional government. SMM measurements and brain computed to...

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Autores principales: Minn, Yang-Ki, Suk, Seung-Han
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5290653/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28158989
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0433-4