Skeletal muscle measures and physical function in older adults with cancer: sarcopenia or myopenia?

BACKGROUND: Skeletal muscle loss, commonly known as sarcopenia, is highly prevalent in older adults and linked with adverse outcomes in cancer, yet the definition and role of sarcopenia remains uncertain. The aim of this study was to examine the association of Computerized Tomography (CT) assessed s...

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Autores principales: Williams, Grant R., Deal, Allison M., Muss, Hyman B., Weinberg, Marc S., Sanoff, Hanna K., Nyrop, Kirsten A., Pergolotti, Mackenzi, Shachar, Shlomit Strulov
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Impact Journals LLC 2017
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5464899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28431396
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.16866

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5464899/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28431396
http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.16866

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