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Normative Data of Handgrip Strength in 26344 Older Adults - A Pooled Dataset from Eight Cohorts in Asia

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  1. Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, Pok Oi Hospital, Hong Kong, China

    T. W. Auyeung

  2. National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Obu, Japan

    H. Arai

  3. Aging and Health Research Center, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan

    L. K. Chen

  4. Department of Medicine & Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

    J. Woo

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Auyeung, T.W., Arai, H., Chen, L.K. et al. Normative Data of Handgrip Strength in 26344 Older Adults - A Pooled Dataset from Eight Cohorts in Asia. J Nutr Health Aging 24, 125–126 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-019-1287-6

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