Sarcopenia prevalence and associated factors in an elderly taiwanese metropolitan population

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 459-462

  Lin, Cheng Chieh ^a,b   Lin, Wen Yuan ^a,b   Meng, Nai Hsin ^a,b   Li, Chia Ing ^a,b   Liu, Chiu Shong ^a,b   Lin, Chih Hsueh ^a,b   Chang, Chiu Kai ^a   Lee, Yih Dar ^c,d   Lee, Cheng Chun ^a,b   Li, Tsai Chung ^e,f  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB   (United States)

^e CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^f ASIA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; HUMAN; LETTER; MUSCLE ATROPHY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SARCOPENIA; TAIWAN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84875152537     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12129     Document Type: Letter

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