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Handgrip strength values of Portuguese older adults: a population based study
BACKGROUND: Handgrip strength is used to identify sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes, being a potential predictor of mortality in older adults. However, uniformity is lacking in the reference values. This study aimed to describe handgrip strength values of older population aged ≥65 years in Portugal,...
Autores principales: | Mendes, Joana, Amaral, Teresa F., Borges, Nuno, Santos, Alejandro, Padrão, Patrícia, Moreira, Pedro, Afonso, Cláudia, Negrão, Rita |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569490/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28835211 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0590-5 |
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