Background: Handgrip strength has been related with multiple health outcomes, including
all-cause mortality and morbidity. Handgrip testing is a highly valid and reliable method …

Background Little is known about the optimal measure of handgrip strength for predicting all-
cause mortality and whether this association is modified by age or sex. Methods We used …

Health, growth and development during mid-childhood (from 5 to 14 years) are poorly
characterised, and this period has been termed the 'missing middle'. This thesis describes …

Free play in kindergarten can be roughly divided into fine and gross motor activities, but the
effects of these activities on improving handgrip strength are unknown. Therefore, we aimed …

Background: Few trials have explored long-term effects of interventions designed to reduce
child stunting. We evaluated school-age outcomes in rural Zimbabwean children who …