SCREENING FOR SARCOPENIA IN ELDERLY WOMEN

PURPOSE: The knowledge for the disease sarcopenia among the elderly population in Bulgaria is insufficient. Whole-body dual-energy X-ray (DXA) scans, anthropometric and clinical tests are used to diagnose it. Early screening of sarcopenia is an important strategy for the timely detection of this di...

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Main Author: P. Penev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakia University 2020-12-01
Series:Trakia Journal of Sciences
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Online Access:http://tru.uni-sz.bg/tsj/TJS%20-%20Suppl.1,%20Vol.18,%202020/27_P.Penev.pdf