Identification and comparison of the predictors of maximal inspiratory force and handgrip in a healthy elderly population. The proof study

Costes, Frédéric; Celle, Sébastien; Garet, Martin; Kossovsky, Michel; Roche, Frédéric; Barthélémy, Jean Claude

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.016

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Identification and comparison of the predictors of maximal inspiratory force and handgrip in a healthy elderly population. The proof study

ContributorsCostes, Frédéric; Celle, Sébastien; Garet, Martin; Kossovsky, Michel; Roche, Frédéric; Barthélémy, Jean Claude

Published inClinical Nutrition, vol. 35, no. 4, p. 963-967

Publication date2016

Abstract

A severe weakness of peripheral muscles occurs in half of the persons aged 80 years or older. The common factors between muscle depletion and reduced respiratory strength have not yet been established.

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Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de réadaptation et gériatrie

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Aspects psychosociaux des maladies chroniques (247)

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COSTES, Frédéric et al. Identification and comparison of the predictors of maximal inspiratory force and handgrip in a healthy elderly population. The proof study. In: Clinical Nutrition, 2016, vol. 35, n° 4, p. 963–967. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.016

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PID : unige:98805
DOI : 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.07.016
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Identification and comparison of the predictors of maximal inspiratory force and handgrip in a healthy elderly population. The proof study

A severe weakness of peripheral muscles occurs in half of the persons aged 80 years or older. The common factors between muscle depletion and reduced respiratory strength have not yet been established.

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