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The role of quadriceps muscle strength in the development of falls in the elderly people, a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Falls are a major health issue in the elderly people and an important cause of bone fracture. The aim of this study was to determine the association between quadriceps muscle strength (QMS) and falls in the elderly subjects. METHODS: All eligible participants of the Amirkola Cohort Study...

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Autores principales: Ahmadiahangar, Alijan, Javadian, Yahya, Babaei, Mansour, Heidari, Behzad, Hosseini, Seyedreza, Aminzadeh, Mohammad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6091154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30128111
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12998-018-0195-x