Handgrip strength values of Portuguese older adults: a population based study

Background: Handgrip strength is used to identify sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes, being a potential predictor of mortality in older adults. However, uniformity is lacking in the reference values. This study aimed to describe handgrip strength values of older population aged >= 65 years in Port...

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Main Author: Mendes, J (author)
Other Authors: Amaral, Teresa (author), Borges, Nuno (author), Santos, Alejandro (author), Padrão, Patrícia (author), Moreira, Pedro (author), Afonso, Cláudia (author), Negrao, R (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2017
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10216/109692
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio-aberto.up.pt:10216/109692

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