Association between C-reactive protein (CRP) level and physical performance in community-dwelling elderly in Japan

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 164-168

  Yoshida, Yuko ^a   Iwasa, Hajime ^a   Kumagai, Shu ^b   Yoshida, Hideyo ^a   Suzuki, Takao ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE OF GERONTOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUMAN ARTS AND SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

C reactive protein (CRP); Community dwelling elderly; Physical performance

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX RATIO; STANDING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 77955276674     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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