Lower Extremity Strength and Power Are Associated With 400-Meter Walk Time in Older Adults: The InCHIANTI Study
In: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences, medical sciences, Band 61, Heft 11, S. 1186-1193
ISSN: 1758-535X
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In: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences, medical sciences, Band 61, Heft 11, S. 1186-1193
ISSN: 1758-535X
Published also in Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Vol.28, No.4, WOS: 000379034800030 ; Prevention of fragility fractures in older people has become a public health priority, although the most appropriate and cost-effective strategy remains unclear. In the present statement, the Interest group on falls and fracture prevention of the European union geriatric medicine society (EUGMS), in collaboration with the International association of gerontology and geriatrics for the European region (IAGG-ER), the European union of medical specialists (EUMS), the Fragility fracture network (FFN), the International osteoporosis foundation (IOF) - European society for clinical and economic aspects of osteoporosis and osteoarthritis (ECCEO), outlines its views on the main points in the current debate in relation to the primary and secondary prevention of falls, the diagnosis and treatment of bone fragility, and the place of combined falls and fracture liaison services for fracture prevention in older people. (C) 2016 Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. ; Peer reviewed
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