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Potential utility of physical function measures to improve the risk prediction of functional disability in community-dwelling older Japanese adults: a prospective study

BACKGROUND: While gait speed, one-leg standing balance, and handgrip strength have been shown to be independent predictors for functional disability, it is unclear whether such simple measures of physical function contribute to improved risk prediction of functional disability in older adults. METHO...

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Autores principales: Chen, Tao, Honda, Takanori, Chen, Sanmei, Kishimoto, Hiro, Kumagai, Shuzo, Narazaki, Kenji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8411504/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34470612
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02415-3