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Comment
. 2021 Apr;12(2):425-426.
doi: 10.1007/s41999-021-00461-z. Epub 2021 Feb 11.

Ultrasound imaging/measurements for skeletal muscles in sarcopenia: an aide memoire

Ayşe Merve Ata  1 , Murat Kara  2 , Levent Özçakar  2
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Ultrasound imaging/measurements for skeletal muscles in sarcopenia: an aide memoire

Ayşe Merve Ata et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Apr.
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  • Application of ultrasound for muscle assessment in sarcopenia: 2020 SARCUS update.
    Perkisas S, Bastijns S, Baudry S, Bauer J, Beaudart C, Beckwée D, Cruz-Jentoft A, Gasowski J, Hobbelen H, Jager-Wittenaar H, Kasiukiewicz A, Landi F, Małek M, Marco E, Martone AM, de Miguel AM, Piotrowicz K, Sanchez E, Sanchez-Rodriguez D, Scafoglieri A, Vandewoude M, Verhoeven V, Wojszel ZB, De Cock AM. Perkisas S, et al. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021 Feb;12(1):45-59. doi: 10.1007/s41999-020-00433-9. Epub 2021 Jan 2. Eur Geriatr Med. 2021. PMID: 33387359 Review.

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