Hand-grip strength associated with poor survival

Tuesday, February 9, 2010 - 09:35 in Health & Medicine

Poor or declining handgrip strength in the oldest old is associated with poor survival and may be used as a tool to assess mortality, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The fastest growing segment of the elderly population is the group older than 85 years, classified as the oldest old...

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