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The Loss of Skeletal Muscle Strength, Mass, and Quality in Older Adults: The Health, Aging and Body Composition Study
B. H. Goodpaster ,
S. W. Park ,
T. B. Harris ,
S. B. Kritchevsky ,
M. Nevitt ,
A. V. Schwartz ,
E. M. Simonsick ,
F. A. Tylavsky ,
M. Visser ,
A. B. Newman
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October 01 2006
October 01 2006
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Abstract
<p class="first" id="d8252091e107">The loss of muscle mass is considered to be a major
determinant of strength loss in
aging. However, large-scale longitudinal studies examining the association between
the loss of mass and strength in older adults are lacking.
</p>