Prediction of risk of falling, physical disability, and frailty by rate of decline in grip strength: The women's health and aging study

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1119-1121

  Xue, Qian Li ^a,b   Walston, Jeremy D ^a,b   Fried, Linda P ^c   Beamer, Brock A ^d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Maryland School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; INTERLEUKIN 6;

AGED; AGING; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GRIP STRENGTH; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; WALKING SPEED; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 79960150244     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: 15383679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.252     Document Type: Letter

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