The pathophysiology of wasting in the elderly

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 129, Issue 1 SUPPL., 1999, Pages

  Roubenoff, Ronenn ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Elderly; Sarcupenia; Wasting

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PHASE RESPONSE; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIETARY INTAKE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; HYPERMETABOLISM; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WASTING SYNDROME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032899114     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/129.1.256s     Document Type: Conference Paper

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