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Comment
. 2020 Feb;11(1):332-335.
doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12521. Epub 2020 Jan 5.

The authors reply: Letter on: " Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fracturesin older adults: A systematic review andmeta-analysis" by Zhang et al

Suey S Y Yeung  1   2 , Martijn W Heymans  3 , Andrea B Maier  1   2
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The authors reply: Letter on: " Sarcopenia and its association with falls and fracturesin older adults: A systematic review andmeta-analysis" by Zhang et al

Suey S Y Yeung et al. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2020 Feb.
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Figure 1
Forest plot of odds ratio for falls in sarcopenic individuals vs. non‐sarcopenic individuals
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Figure 2
Forest plot of odds ratio for fractures in sarcopenic individuals vs. non‐sarcopenic individuals
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Figure 3
Forest plot of odds ratio for fractures in sarcopenic individuals vs. non‐sarcopenic individuals, stratified by fracture types
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