Prognostic value of grip strength: Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study
Background Reduced muscular strength, as measured by grip strength, has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Grip strength is appealing as a simple, quick, and inexpensive means of stratifying an individual's risk of cardiovascular death. However, th...
| Published in: | The Lancet |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Lancet Publishing Group
2015
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| Online Access: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84937641667&doi=10.1016%2fS0140-6736%2814%2962000-6&partnerID=40&md5=5a7c551cac9ca989b2fcd99e65988ebc |