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. 2020 Nov-Dec;49(6):853-854.
doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2020.05.011. Epub 2020 May 28.

Measuring grip strength in COVID-19: A simple way to predict overall frailty/impairment

Timur Ekiz  1 , Murat Kara  2 , Levent Özçakar  2
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Measuring grip strength in COVID-19: A simple way to predict overall frailty/impairment

Timur Ekiz et al. Heart Lung. 2020 Nov-Dec.
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