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Muscle Weakness and Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate and summarize the evidence of muscle weakness as a risk factor for falls in older adults. DESIGN: Random-effects meta-analysis.

Authors

Moreland JD; Richardson JA; Goldsmith CH; Clase CM

Journal

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, Vol. 52, No. 7, pp. 1121–1129

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

July 2004

DOI

10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52310.x

ISSN

0002-8614