Defining Sarcopenia in Terms of Incident Adverse Outcomes

Jean Woo; Jason Leung; John E. Morley

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2014.11.013

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SarcopeniaMedicineGrip strengthPreferred walking speedGerontologyPhysical therapyBody mass indexNational Health and Nutrition Examination SurveyMedical diagnosisPopulationEnvironmental healthInternal medicine

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Year: 2014
Type: article
Volume: 16
Issue: 3
Pages: 247-252
Citations: 252
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                                    Jean Woo, 
                                
                                    Jason Leung, 
                                
                                    John E. Morley
                                
                            (2014). 
                            Defining Sarcopenia in Terms of Incident Adverse Outcomes. 
                            Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
                            , 16
                            (3)
                            , 247-252.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2014.11.013

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2014.11.013