Effect of sexual dimorphism on muscle strength in cachexia

BACKGROUND: Reduced muscle strength is a cardinal feature in cachexia. We investigated whether weight loss is associated differently with muscle strength in men and women in a large cohort of hospitalized patients. METHODS: One thousand five hundred hospitalized patients (whereof 718 men, mean age 5...

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Autores principales: Norman, Kristina, Stobäus, Nicole, Reiß, Judith, Schulzke, Jörg, Valentini, Luzia, Pirlich, Matthias
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22476918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-012-0060-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3374022/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22476918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-012-0060-z

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