Lower extremity muscle mass predicts functional performance in mobility-limited elders
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- 1 September 2008
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The Journal of nutrition, health and aging
- Vol. 12 (7) , 493-498
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf02982711
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