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Genetic markers of bone and joint health and physical capability in older adults: the HALCyon programme.
Bone - 1 Jan 2013
Alfred Tamuno, Ben-Shlomo Yoav, Cooper Rachel, Hardy Rebecca, Cooper Cyrus, Deary Ian J, Gunnell David, Harris Sarah E, Kumari Meena, Martin Richard M, Sayer Avan Aihie, Starr John M, Kuh Diana, Day Ian N M
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BACKGROUND: Good bone and joint health is essential for the physical tasks of daily living and poorer indicators of physical capability in older adults have been associated with increased mortality rates. Genetic variants of indicators of bone and joint health may be associated with measures of physical capability. METHODS: As part of the Healthy Ageing across the Life Course (HALCyon) programme, men and women...
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