Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard

BACKGROUND: All proposed definitions of sarcopenia include the measurement of muscle mass, but the techniques and threshold values used vary. Indeed, the literature does not establish consensus on the best technique for measuring lean body mass. Thus, the objective measurement of sarcopenia is hampe...

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Published in:J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle
Main Authors: Buckinx, Fanny, Landi, Francesco, Cesari, Matteo, Fielding, Roger A., Visser, Marjolein, Engelke, Klaus, Maggi, Stefania, Dennison, Elaine, Al‐Daghri, Nasser M., Allepaerts, Sophie, Bauer, Jurgen, Bautmans, Ivan, Brandi, Maria Luisa, Bruyère, Olivier, Cederholm, Tommy, Cerreta, Francesca, Cherubini, Antonio, Cooper, Cyrus, Cruz‐Jentoft, Alphonso, McCloskey, Eugene, Dawson‐Hughes, Bess, Kaufman, Jean‐Marc, Laslop, Andrea, Petermans, Jean, Reginster, Jean‐Yves, Rizzoli, René, Robinson, Sian, Rolland, Yves, Rueda, Ricardo, Vellas, Bruno, Kanis, John A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5879987/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29349935
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12268
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