Heavy manual work throughout the working lifetime and muscle strength among men at retirement age

Introduction: Reductions in heavy manual work as a consequence of mechanisation might impact adversely on muscle strength at older ages. We investigated the association between grip strength at retirement age and lifetime occupational exposure to physically demanding activities. Grip strength is an...

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Main Authors: Walker-Bone, K. (Author), D'Angelo, S. (Author), Syddall, H.E (Author), Palmer, K.T (Author), Cooper, C. (Author), Coggon, D. (Author), Sayer, A.A (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2016-04-01.
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