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Reference values of hand-grip dynamometry and the relationship between low strength and mortality in older Chileans

AIM: This study was aimed to set reference values of hand-grip strength by age and sex and validate cut points for risk of functional limitation and mortality in older Chileans. METHODS: This was a pooled analysis of four studies including 6,426 people ≥60 years of nondependent community-dwelling Ch...

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Autores principales: Lera, Lydia, Albala, Cecilia, Leyton, Bárbara, Márquez, Carlos, Angel, Bárbara, Saguez, Rodrigo, Sánchez, Hugo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5826209/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503536
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S152946