Comparison of quadriceps strength and handgrip strength in their association with health outcomes in older adults in primary care

Age

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2014, Pages

  Chan, On Ying A ^a   van Houwelingen, Anne H ^a   Gussekloo, Jacobijn ^a   Blom, Jeanet W ^a   den Elzen, Wendy P J ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Handgrip grip strength; Older adults; Quadriceps strength; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VULNERABLE POPULATION; AGING; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; GAIT; HAND STRENGTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SARCOPENIA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGING; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GAIT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84919772593     PISSN: 01619152     EISSN: 15744647     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11357-014-9714-4     Document Type: Article

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