Evidence-Based Criteria for Sarcopenia with Clinically Important Weakness

Seminars in Arthritis and Rheumatism

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 447-449

  Studenski, Stephanie ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; DISABILITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; MORTALITY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84873715715     PISSN: 00490172     EISSN: 1532866X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.semarthrit.2012.07.007     Document Type: Editorial

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