Skeletal muscle mass abnormalities are associated with survival rates of institutionalized elderly nursing home residents

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 432-436

  Kimyagarov, S ^a   Klid, R ^a   Fleissig, Y ^b   Kopel, B ^b   Arad, M ^b,c   Adunsky, A ^b,c  

^a Gilad Geriatric Center   (Israel)

^b SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Aging; Cachexia; Nursing home; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle mass

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MYOPATHY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL RATE; WASTING SYNDROME;

EID: 84863497322     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0005-4     Document Type: Article

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