Grip strength and cognitive abilities: Associations in old age

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 841-848

  Sternäng, Ola ^a,b   Reynolds, Chandra A ^c   Finkel, Deborah ^d   Ernsth Bravell, Marie ^a   Pedersen, Nancy L ^e,f   Dahl Aslan, Anna K ^a,e  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm Brain Institute   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SOUTHEAST   (United States)

^e KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Grip strength; Longitudinal; Time varying covariates

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; TWINS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84983627566     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbv017     Document Type: Article

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