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Is grip strength an actual/significant predictor of areal bone mineral density by itself? Potential confounders and/or effect modifiers

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  1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Murat Kara, Bayram Kaymak & Levent Özçakar

  2. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Doctor Ayten Bozkaya Spastic Children Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Bursa, Turkey

    Ayşe Merve Ata

  3. Department of Public Health, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Banu Çakır

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Kara, M., Ata, A.M., Çakır, B. et al. Is grip strength an actual/significant predictor of areal bone mineral density by itself? Potential confounders and/or effect modifiers. J Bone Miner Metab 38, 135–136 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00774-019-01019-7

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