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Hand grip strength and chair stand test amongst Greenlandic Inuit: reference values and international comparisons

Muscle strength is an important predictor for function and mortality among older adults. We measured hand grip strength among 1442 participants aged 15+ years and carried out a 30 second chair stand test among 786 participants aged 55+ years. Neither test has been carried out among the Inuit before....

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Autores principales: Bjerregaard, Peter, Ottendahl, Charlotte Brandstrup, Jørgensen, Marit Eika
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8386702/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34423740
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1966186