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Prevalence, incidence, and clinical impact of sarcopenia: facts, numbers, and epidemiology—update 2014

Sarcopenia is now defined as a decline in walking speed or grip strength associated with low muscle mass. Sarcopenia leads to loss of mobility and function, falls, and mortality. Sarcopenia is a major cause of frailty, but either condition can occur without the other being present. Sarcopenia is pre...

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Autores principales: Morley, John E., Anker, Stefan D., von Haehling, Stephan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4248415/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425503
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-014-0161-y