Sarcopenia: Alternative Definitions and Associations with Lower Extremity Function
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- 24 October 2003
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 51 (11) , 1602-1609
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1532-5415.2003.51534.x
Abstract
Objectives: To compare two sarcopenia definitions and examine the relationship between them and lower extrem‐ity function and other health related factors using data from the baseline examination of...Keywords
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