Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies.

Grip strength across the life course: normative data from twelve British studies.

<h4>Introduction</h4>Epidemiological studies have shown that weaker grip strength in later life is associated with disability, morbidity, and mortality. Grip strength is a key component of the sarcopenia and frailty phenotypes and yet it is unclear how individual measurements should be i...

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Main Authors: Richard M Dodds, Holly E Syddall, Rachel Cooper, Michaela Benzeval, Ian J Deary, Elaine M Dennison, Geoff Der, Catharine R Gale, Hazel M Inskip, Carol Jagger, Thomas B Kirkwood, Debbie A Lawlor, Sian M Robinson, John M Starr, Andrew Steptoe, Kate Tilling, Diana Kuh, Cyrus Cooper, Avan Aihie Sayer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0113637

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