Grip strength and mortality: a biomarker of ageing?

Lancet. 2015 Jul 18;386(9990):226-7. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62349-7. Epub 2015 May 13.

Authors

Avan Aihie Sayer¹, Thomas B L Kirkwood²

Affiliations

¹ MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK; Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. Electronic address: aas@mrc.soton.ac.uk.
² Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

PMID: 25982159
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)62349-7

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MeSH terms

Cardiovascular Diseases / mortality*
Female
Hand Strength / physiology*
Humans
Male

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