Anorexia, undernutrition, weight loss, sarcopenia, and cachexia of aging

European Review of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-127

  Hao, Ruirui ^a   Guo, Hong ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aging; Anorexia; Cachexia; Sarcopenia; Undernutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

EID: 84867141572     PISSN: 18137253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11556-012-0103-7     Document Type: Review

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