Is grip strength a useful single marker of frailty?
BACKGROUND: chronological age is widely used as a marker of frailty in clinical practice. However there can be wide variation in frailty between individuals of a similar age. Grip strength is a powerful predictor of disability, morbidity and mortality which has been used in a number of frailty scor...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2003
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