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CT-assessed sarcopenia is a predictive factor for both long-term and short-term outcomes in gastrointestinal oncology patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: The impact of sarcopenia on the outcome of gastrointestinal (GI) oncological patients is still controversial. We aim to discuss the prevalence of sarcopenia and its relation to the oncological outcome. METHODS: Embase, Medline, PubMed, and the Cochrane library were systematically searche...

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Autores principales: Su, Huaiying, Ruan, Junxian, Chen, Tianfeng, Lin, Enyi, Shi, Lijing
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6892174/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31796090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40644-019-0270-0