What are the outcomes of treatment among patients with sarcopenia?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 733-736

  Studenski, S ^a  

^a Pittsburgh Claude D Pepper Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; FACE VALIDITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70350502583     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0206-7     Document Type: Article

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