Prognostic value of grip strength : Findings from the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study

Background Reduced muscular strength, as measured by grip strength, has been associated with an increased risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality. Grip strength is appealing as a simple, quick, and inexpensive means of stratifying an individual's risk of cardiovascular death. However, t...

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Institution:Universidad EIA
Main Authors: Leong, Darryl P., Teo, Koon, Rangarajan, Sumathy, Lopez-Jaramillo, Patricio, Avezum, Alvaro, Orlandini, Andres, Seron, Pamela, Ahmed, Suad H., Rosengren, Annika, Kelishadi, Roya, Rahman, Omar, Swaminathan, Sumathi, Iqbal, Romaina, Gupta, Rajeev, Lear, Scott A., Oguz, Aytekin, Yusoff, Khalid, Zatonska, Katarzyna, Chifamba, Jephat, Igumbor, Ehimario, Mohan, Viswanathan, Anjana, Ranjit Mohan, Gu, Hongqiu, Li, Wei, Yusuf, Salim, The PURE (Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology) Study investigators
Format: Artículo de revista
Language:English
Published: 2015-07
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Online Access:https://repositorio.udes.edu.co/handle/001/3538
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