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Comment
. 2018 Aug;9(4):786-787.
doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12308. Epub 2018 May 22.

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: gold standard for muscle mass?

Aldo Scafoglieri  1 , Jan Pieter Clarys  2
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Comment

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: gold standard for muscle mass?

Aldo Scafoglieri et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

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  • The Authors reply: "Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry: gold standard for muscle mass?" by Scafoglieri et al.
    Buckinx F, Landi F, Cesari M, Fieding RA, Visser M, Engelke K, Maggi S, Dennison E, Al-Daghri NM, Allepaerts S, Bauer J, Bautmans I, Brandi ML, Bruyère O, Cederholm T, Cerreta F, Cherubini A, Cooper C, Cruz-Jentoft A, McCloskey E, Dawson-Hughes B, Kaufman JM, Laslop A, Petermans J, Reginster JY, Rizzoli R, Robinson S, Rolland Y, Rueda R, Vellas B, Kanis JA. Buckinx F, et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Aug;9(4):788-790. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12329. Epub 2018 Aug 14. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018. PMID: 30109774 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard.
    Buckinx F, Landi F, Cesari M, Fielding RA, Visser M, Engelke K, Maggi S, Dennison E, Al-Daghri NM, Allepaerts S, Bauer J, Bautmans I, Brandi ML, Bruyère O, Cederholm T, Cerreta F, Cherubini A, Cooper C, Cruz-Jentoft A, McCloskey E, Dawson-Hughes B, Kaufman JM, Laslop A, Petermans J, Reginster JY, Rizzoli R, Robinson S, Rolland Y, Rueda R, Vellas B, Kanis JA. Buckinx F, et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Apr;9(2):269-278. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12268. Epub 2018 Jan 19. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018. PMID: 29349935 Free PMC article.

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