Grip Strength Decline and Its Determinants in the Very Old: Longitudinal Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

Antoneta Granic; Karen Davies; Carol Jagger; Thomas B. L. Kirkwood; Holly E. Syddall; Avan A. Sayer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0163183

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Grip Strength Decline and Its Determinants in the Very Old: Longitudinal Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

Antoneta Granic,

Affiliations Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Chronic Disease, Newcastle University, and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Karen Davies,

Affiliations Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Chronic Disease, Newcastle University, and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Carol Jagger,

Affiliations Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, Baddiley-Clark, Richardson Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Thomas B. L. Kirkwood,

Affiliations Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Institute for Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Holly E. Syddall,

Affiliation MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Avan A. Sayer

* E-mail: avan.sayer@newcastle.ac.uk

Affiliations Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre in Ageing and Chronic Disease, Newcastle University, and Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, Newcastle University Institute for Ageing, Campus for Ageing and Vitality, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, NIHR Collaboration for Leadership in Applied Health Research and Care, Wessex, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
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Grip Strength Decline and Its Determinants in the Very Old: Longitudinal Findings from the Newcastle 85+ Study

Antoneta Granic,
Karen Davies,
Carol Jagger,
Thomas B. L. Kirkwood,
Holly E. Syddall,
Avan A. Sayer

Published: September 16, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163183

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