Prevalence of and risk factors for sarcopenia in elderly Chinese men and women

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 213-216

  Lau, Edith M C ^a   Lynn, Henry S H ^a   Woo, Jean W ^a   Kwok, Timothy C Y ^a   Melton III, L Joseph ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; NORMAL HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNDERWEIGHT;

EID: 17144380979     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/60.2.213     Document Type: Review

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