Sarcopenia: Assessment of muscle mass

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 5 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Lukaski, Henry ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; muscle mass; sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMPEDANCE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0030913453     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.5.994s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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