The FNIH Sarcopenia Project: Rationale, Study Description, Conference Recommendations, and Final Estimates

Studenski et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69c72d4447fe7da61b836246 — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glu010

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