Sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity: Is it time the health system accepted fitness of older people as a health responsibility?

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 61-62

  Ward, John ^a  

^a Hunter Area Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ELDERLY CARE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NOTE; OBESITY; PATHOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OBESITY; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79959231273     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2011.00536.x     Document Type: Note

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