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Life course trauma and muscle weakness in older adults by gender and race/ethnicity: Results from the U.S. health and Retirement Study

Muscle weakness, as measured by handgrip strength, is a primary determinant of physical functioning and disability. There is a high burden of muscle weakness in the United States with close to 50 percent of older Americans meeting criteria for clinical muscle weakness. While previous racial/ethnic d...

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Autores principales: Duchowny, Kate A., Hicken, Margaret T., Cawthon, Peggy M., Glymour, M. Maria, Clarke, Philippa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7260581/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32490135
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100587