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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...
Autores principales: | Yeung, Suey S. Y., Reijnierse, Esmee M., Trappenburg, Marijke C., Blauw, Gerard J., Meskers, Carel G. M., Maier, Andrea B. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2018
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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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