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. 2022 May 2;5(5):e2211631.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.11631.

Powering Through Daily Activities in Older Age-Will Power Training Replace Strength Training in Later Life?

On-Yee Lo  1   2 , Melike Kahya  1   2 , Brad Manor  1   2
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Powering Through Daily Activities in Older Age-Will Power Training Replace Strength Training in Later Life?

On-Yee Lo et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lo reported receiving a grant from the National Institutes of Health National Institute on Aging during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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