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Comment
. 2009 Nov;57(11):2172-3.
doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02544.x.

Chair stands test and survival in the older population

Stefania Bandinelli, Yuri Milaneschi, Luigi Ferrucci
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Chair stands test and survival in the older population

Stefania Bandinelli et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2009 Nov.
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Conflict of Interest: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest to disclose concerning this letter.

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Survival curves during the 9 years of follow-up according to time to complete the chair stand test.
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