Using relative handgrip strength to identify children at risk of sarcopenic obesity.

Identifying children at risk of developing childhood sarcopenic obesity often requires specialized equipment and costly testing procedures, so cheaper and quicker methods would be advantageous, especially in field-based settings. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationships between t...

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Main Authors: Michal Steffl, Jan Chrudimsky, James J Tufano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5441624?pdf=render