Grip strength changes over 27 yr in Japanese-American men

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 2047-2053

  Rantanen, T ^a   Masaki, K ^b   Foley, D ^a   Izmirlian, G ^a   White, L ^b   Guralnik, J M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b KUAKINI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Body composition; Chronic diseases; Muscle strength; Prospective study

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DATA ANALYSIS; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MALE; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STROKE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031768258     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.85.6.2047     Document Type: Article

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