Can sarcopenia be diagnosed without measurements?

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 291-293

  Morley, J E ^a   Malmstrom, T K ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

AGING; BONE STRENGTH; EDITORIAL; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; RESISTANCE TRAINING; SARCOPENIA;

EID: 84908218035     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2014.07.014     Document Type: Editorial

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