Loss of muscle strength, mass (sarcopenia), and quality (specific force) and its relationship with functional limitation and physical disability: The concord health and ageing in men project

• Main Authors: Hairi, N.N., Cumming, R.G., Naganathan, V., Handelsman, D.J., Le Couteur, D.G., Creasey, H., Waite, L.M., Seibel, M.J., Sambrook, P.N.
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/12108/

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between loss of muscle strength, mass, and quality and functional limitation and physical disability in older men. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of older men participating in the Concord Health and Ageing in Men Project (CHAMP). SETTING: Elderly men living in...