Epidemiology of sarcopenia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 625-630

  Melton III, L Joseph ^a   Khosla, Sundeep ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   O'Connor, Michael K ^a   O'Fallon, W Michael ^a   Riggs, B Lawrence ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Epidemiology; Lean body mass; Prevalence; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034045298     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04719.x     Document Type: Article

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