Differences in handgrip strength protocols to identify sarcopenia and frailty - a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Hand grip strength (HGS) is used for the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty. Several factors have been shown to influence HGS values during measurement. Therefore, variations in the protocols used to assess HGS, as part of the diagnosis of sarcopenia and frailty, may lead to the identif...

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Autores principales: Sousa-Santos, A. R., Amaral, T. F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29037155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0625-y

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5644254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29037155
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0625-y

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