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Sarcopenia and physical independence in older adults: the independent and synergic role of muscle mass and muscle function
BACKGROUND: The loss of skeletal muscle mass (MM) or muscle function (MF) alone increases the risk for losing physical independence in older adults. We aimed to examine the independent and synergic associations of low MM and low MF, both criteria of sarcopenia, with the risk for losing projected phy...
| Autores principales: | , , , , |
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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John Wiley and Sons Inc.
2016
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5377449/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27897417 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12160 |