Hip muscle and hand-grip strength to differentiate between older fallers and non-fallers: a cross-sectional validity study

BACKGROUND: Hip muscle weakness in older people seems to be an influencing factor of falls. Currently, it is unclear which muscles out of the hip muscle group play an important role in older people. A validating process in the measurement regarding muscle strength related to falls is necessary befor...

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Autores principales: Gafner, Simone C, Bastiaenen, Caroline H, Ferrari, Serge, Gold, Gabriel, Terrier, Philippe, Hilfiker, Roger, Allet, Lara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29317804
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S146834

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