Prevalence of sarcopenia in the French senior population

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 202-206

  Tichet, J ^a   Vol, S ^a   Goxe, D ^b   Salle, A ^c   Berrut, G ^c   Ritz, Patrick ^c  

^a Institut Inter Regional pour la Santé   (France)

^b IRSA   (France)

^c ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aging; Bioelectrical impedance analysis; Frail elderly; Muscle mass; Sarcopenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BIOENERGY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRANCE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE; ORGAN SIZE; SARCOPENIA;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; ORGAN SIZE; PREVALENCE; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 41349096860     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02982621     Document Type: Article

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