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Reference Values for Handgrip Strength in the Basque Country Elderly Population

SIMPLE SUMMARY: Functional impairment is a growing global problem that increases with age and acute hospitalisations. Handgrip strength (HGS) is one of the tests used as a predictor of low skeletal muscle strength in the diagnosis of weakness. The aim of this study is to provide reference values of...

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Autores principales: Río, Xabier, Larrinaga-Undabarrena, Arkaitz, Coca, Aitor, Guerra-Balic, Myriam
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7760619/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33255485
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biology9120414