Measuring muscular strength of the lower limbs by hand-held dynamometer: a standard protocol.

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Published in Aging (Milano) on October 01, 1999

Authors

S Bandinelli1, E Benvenuti, I Del Lungo, M Baccini, F Benvenuti, A Di Iorio, L Ferrucci

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1: Geriatric Department, Ospedale I Fraticini, I.N.R.C.A., Firenze, Italy.

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