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High Levels of Heavy Metals Increase the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in the Elderly Population

BACKGROUND: Despite increasing concern regarding health problems as a result of environmental pollutants, no association of toxic heavy metals with sarcopenia has been demonstrated in the general population. We investigated the association of heavy metals, including lead, mercury and cadmium, with s...

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Autores principales: Yoo, Jun-Il, Ha, Yong-Chan, Lee, Young-Kyun, Koo, Kyung-Hoi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4900959/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27294082
http://dx.doi.org/10.11005/jbm.2016.23.2.101