Different Impact of Definitions of Sarcopenia in Defining Frailty Status in a Population of Older Women with Early Breast Cancer
Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome characterized by losses of quantity and quality of skeletal muscle, which is associated with negative outcomes in older adults and in cancer patients. Different definitions of sarcopenia have been used, with quantitative data more frequently used in oncology, while...
Main Authors: | Andrea Bellieni, Domenico Fusco, Alejandro Martin Martin Sanchez, Gianluca Franceschini, Beatrice Di Capua, Elena Allocca, Enrico Di Stasio, Fabio Marazzi, Luca Tagliaferri, Riccardo Masetti, Roberto Bernabei, Giuseppe Ferdinando Ferdinando Colloca |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-03-01
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Series: | Journal of Personalized Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/11/4/243 |
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