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Comment
. 2018 Dec;9(7):1269-1271.
doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12372. Epub 2019 Jan 24.

Comment on: "Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard" by Buckinx et al

Brian C Clark  1 , Dallin Tavoian  1 , Bret H Goodpaster  2 , Peggy M Cawthon  3 , Ross D Hansen  4 , Todd M Manini  5
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Comment on: "Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard" by Buckinx et al

Brian C Clark et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018 Dec.
No abstract available

Keywords: dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry; measurement; methods; muscle; sarcopenia; standard.

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  • The authors reply: Letter on: "Pitfalls in the measurement of muscle mass: a need for a reference standard" by Clark 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 Dec;9(7):1272-1274. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12387. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2018. PMID: 30697981 Free PMC article.

Comment on

  • 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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