Prevalence of sarcopenia in Germany and the corresponding effect of osteoarthritis in females 70 years and older living in the community: results of the FORMoSA study

BACKGROUND: Although sarcopenia represents a challenging burden for health care systems around the world, its prevalence in the elderly population varies widely. The primary aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of sarcopenia in community-dwelling (CD) German women aged 70 years and older...

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Autores principales: Kemmler, Wolfgang, Teschler, Marc, Goisser, Sabine, Bebenek, Michael, von Stengel, Simon, Bollheimer, Leo Cornelius, Sieber, Cornel C, Freiberger, Ellen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599052/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26491272
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S89585

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