Sarcopenia and the syndrome of frailty
Sarcopenia is the process of loss of body mass, specifically the musculoskeletal tissue, with age, which ultimately leads to a syndrome of clinical entity poorly defined as frailty. It is probably as old as humanity itself. Functionally, frailty is described as a syndrome characterized by a progress...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-01-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2016;volume=28;issue=4;spage=133;epage=139;aulast=Gupta |