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A rapid point-of-care ultrasound marker for muscle mass and muscle strength in older adults

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is defined as the gradual age-associated loss of both muscle quantity and strength in older adults, and is associated with increased mortality, falls, fractures and hospitalisations. Current sarcopenia criteria use dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) measures of...

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Autores principales: Madden, Kenneth M, Feldman, Boris, Arishenkoff, Shane, Meneilly, Graydon S
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7936023/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32909032
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaa163