Grip strength and lower limb extension power in 19-72-year-old Danish men and women: The Health2006 study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Aadahl, Mette ^a   Beyer, Nina ^b   Linneberg, Allan ^a   Thuesen, Betina Heinsbæk ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^a,c  

^a Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 80053475245     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000192     Document Type: Article

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