Towards a definition of sarcopenia - Results from epidemiologic studies

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 713-716

  Visser, M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 70350490534     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0202-y     Document Type: Review

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