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Muscle strength can better differentiate between gradations of functional performance than muscle quality in healthy 50–70 y women

OBJECTIVE: It is not known which laboratory indices of muscle mass, strength or quality can distinguish functional performance in healthy middle aged women. The aim of this study was to (a) examine the association between upper leg lean tissue mass, knee extensor strength, muscle quality (strength p...

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Autores principales: Francis, Peter, McCormack, William, Toomey, Clodagh, Lyons, Mark, Jakeman, Philip
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Departamento de Fisioterapia da Universidade Federal de Sao Carlos 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5693432/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28709586
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjpt.2017.06.013