Serum albumin is associated with skeletal muscle in elderly men and women

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 552-558

  Baumgartner, Richard N ^a   Koehler, Kathleen M ^a   Romero, Linda ^a   Garry, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; Muscle; serum albumin

Indexed keywords

SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIETARY INTAKE; DISABILITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0029833827     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/64.4.552     Document Type: Article

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