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Should knee extension strength testing be implemented as a screening test for identifying probable and confirmed sarcopenia in older T2DM patients?

BACKGROUND: The accelerated loss of muscle strength and mass observed in older type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients due to the combined effects of diabetes and obesity, greatly increases their risk for sarcopenia. Early detection and treatment of probable and confirmed sarcopenia is paramount to...

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Autores principales: kis, Ofer, Buch, Assaf, Eldor, Roy, Rubin, Amir, Dunsky, Ayelet, Stern, Naftali, Moran, Daniel S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8903495/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35086483
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s11556-021-00280-y