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Initial level and rate of change in grip strength predict all-cause mortality in very old adults

OBJECTIVE: to investigate the associations between initial level and rate of change in grip strength (GS) and all-cause mortality in very old adults (≥85 years) over a 9.6-year follow-up. METHODS: prospective mortality data from 845 participants in the Newcastle 85+ Study were analysed for survival...

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Autores principales: Granic, Antoneta, Davies, Karen, Jagger, Carol, M. Dodds, Richard, Kirkwood, Thomas B L, Sayer, Avan A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28541466
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx087