Handgrip strength and physical activity in frail elderly

Abstract OBJECTIVE To investigate the association between handgrip strength (HS) and physical activity in physical frailty elderly. METHOD Cross-sectional quantitative study with a sample of 203 elderly calculated based on the population estimated proportion. Tests were applied to detect cognitive...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena Lenardt, Maria Angélica Binotto, Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb Carneiro, Clovis Cechinel, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Tânia Maria Lourenço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2016-02-01
Series:Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da USP
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0080-62342016000100086&lng=en&tlng=en

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