August 1, 2003Open Access

A Comparison of Leg Power and Leg Strength Within the InCHIANTI Study: Which Influences Mobility More?

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These findings identified muscle power to be a more influential proximal determinant of physical performance than impairments in strength and emphasized muscle power as an important determinant of mobility skills in older adults.

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Bean et al. (Fri,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69decaba5e217d93a5558932 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/58.8.m728

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