Knee extension strength measurements should be considered as part of the comprehensive geriatric assessment

BACKGROUND: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) generally includes handgrip strength (HGS) as a measure of overall muscle strength that is associated with various health characteristics in geriatric outpatients. Whether this is also true for knee extension strength (KES) is yet unknown. This st...

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Autores principales: Yeung, Suey S. Y., Reijnierse, Esmee M., Trappenburg, Marijke C., Blauw, Gerard J., Meskers, Carel G. M., Maier, Andrea B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0815-2

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5984755/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29859054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0815-2

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