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

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, th...

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Published in:The Lancet
Main Authors: Leong D.P.; Teo K.K.; Rangarajan S.; Lopez-Jaramillo P.; Avezum A., Jr.; Orlandini A.; Seron P.; Ahmed S.H.; Rosengren A.; Kelishadi R.; Rahman O.; Swaminathan S.; Iqbal R.; Gupta R.; Lear S.A.; Oguz A.; Yusoff K.; Zatonska K.; Chifamba J.; Igumbor E.; Mohan V.; Anjana R.M.; Gu H.; Li W.; Yusuf S.
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Language:English
Published: Lancet Publishing Group 2015
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