Sarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper

Sarcopenia: A Time for Action. An SCWD Position Paper

Abstract The term sarcopenia was introduced in 1988. The original definition was a “muscle loss” of the appendicular muscle mass in the older people as measured by dual energy x‐ray absorptiometry (DXA). In 2010, the definition was altered to be low muscle mass together with low muscle function and...

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Main Authors: Juergen Bauer, John E. Morley, Annemie M.W.J. Schols, Luigi Ferrucci, Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Elsa Dent, Vickie E. Baracos, Jeffrey A. Crawford, Wolfram Doehner, Steven B. Heymsfield, Aminah Jatoi, Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh, Mitja Lainscak, Francesco Landi, Alessandro Laviano, Michelangelo Mancuso, Maurizio Muscaritoli, Carla M. Prado, Florian Strasser, Stephan vonHaehling, Andrew J.S. Coats, Stefan D. Anker
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-10-01
Series:Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle
Subjects:
Sarcopenia
Cachexia
Geriatric assessment
Muscle
Skeletal
Muscle strength
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12483

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https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12483

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