SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HAND GRIP STRENGTH AND GAIT SPEED IN LONG-LIVING ELDERLY

Abstract Cross-sectional research to investigate the association between sociodemographic and clinical factors and the components hand grip strength and gait speed in long-living elderly. The sample included 243 long-living elderly from three primary health care services in Curiti...

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Main Authors: Maria Helena Lenardt, Clóris Regina Blanski Grden, Jacy Aurelia Vieira de Sousa, Susanne Elero Betiolli, Péricles Martim Reche, Tânia Maria Lourenço
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná 2017-09-01
Series:Cogitare Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.5380/ce.v22i3.50464