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...
Main Authors: | Maria Helena Lenardt, Maria Angélica Binotto, Nathalia Hammerschmidt Kolb Carneiro, Clovis Cechinel, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Tânia Maria Lourenço |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo
2016-02-01
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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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