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Review
. 2019 May;10(3):374-377.
doi: 10.1016/j.jgo.2018.10.009. Epub 2018 Oct 19.

Sarcopenia & aging in cancer

Grant R Williams  1 , Hánah N Rier  2 , Andrew McDonald  3 , Shlomit S Shachar  4
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Review

Sarcopenia & aging in cancer

Grant R Williams et al. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: Aging; Body composition; Cancer; Geriatric oncology; Sarcopenia; Skeletal muscle index.

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Conflicts of Interest: none

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Causes of muscle loss in older adults with cancer.
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