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Muscle depletion in cirrhotic patients assessed using computed tomography: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is a common complication in patients with cirrhosis and may lead to increased morbidity and mortality. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence of sarcopenia and its association with disease severity scores, among patients with cirrhosis. DESIGN AND SETTING: Observational and...

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Autores principales: Romagna, Elisa Sfoggia, Appel-da-Silva, Marcelo Campos, Suwa, Eiji, Maeda, Fabio Kunihiro, de Mattos, Angelo Alves, Tovo, Cristiane Valle
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9662842/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32321002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2019.0436.R1.19122019

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