Grip strength cutpoints for the identification of clinically relevant weakness

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 69 A, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 559-566

  Alley, Dawn E ^a   Shardell, Michelle D ^a   Peters, Katherine W ^b   McLean, Robert R ^c,d   Dam, Thuy Tien L ^e   Kenny, Anne M ^f   Fragala, Maren S ^f,g   Harris, Tamara B ^h   Kiel, Douglas P ^c,d   Guralnik, Jack M ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^h   Kritchevsky, Stephen B ⁱ   Studenski, Stephanie A ^j,k   Vassileva, Maria T ^l   Cawthon, Peggy M ^b  

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

^b CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d Hebrew Seniorlife's Res Institute   (United States)

^e Department of Medicine Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

ⁱ WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^l NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

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Author keywords

Gait speed.; Grip strength; Muscle; Physical function; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GAIT; GAIT SPEED.; GRIP STRENGTH; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SARCOPENIA; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING DIFFICULTY;

GAIT SPEED.; GRIP STRENGTH; MUSCLE; PHYSICAL FUNCTION; SARCOPENIA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MOBILITY LIMITATION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; SARCOPENIA; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84899053515     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu011     Document Type: Article

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