Serum albumin and muscle strength: A longitudinal study in older men and women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1331-1338

  Schalk, Bianca W M ^a   Deeg, Dorly J H ^a   Penninx, Brenda W J H ^a   Bouter, Lex M ^a   Visser, Marjolein ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; Albumin; Grip strength; Population based study

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; AGING; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; HAND GRIP; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MUSCLES; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 25144522659     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53417.x     Document Type: Article

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