Taina Rantanen

Age-associated changes in skeletal muscles and their effect on mobility: an operational diagnosis of sarcopenia

Fulvio Lauretani, Cosimo Roberto Russo, Stefania Bandinelli et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 2003 · 1.9K citations

Midlife Hand Grip Strength as a Predictor of Old Age Disability

Taina Rantanen · JAMA · 1999 · 1.5K citations

Mobility Difficulties and Physical Activity as Predictors of Mortality and Loss of Independence in the Community‐Living Older Population

Mirja Hirvensalo, Taina Rantanen, Eino Heikkinen · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2000 · 660 citations

Handgrip Strength and Cause‐Specific and Total Mortality in Older Disabled Women: Exploring the Mechanism

Taina Rantanen, Stefano Volpato, MD Luigi Ferrucci et al. · Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2003 · 652 citations

Muscle Strength and Body Mass Index as Long-Term Predictors of Mortality in Initially Healthy Men

Taina Rantanen, T. B. Harris, Suzanne G. Leveille et al. · The Journals of Gerontology Series A · 2000 · 650 citations