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Review
. 2021 Oct 27;18(4):189-192.
doi: 10.1002/cld.1111. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Sarcopenia Assessment Techniques

Dharani Guttikonda  1 , Amber L Smith  1
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Review

Sarcopenia Assessment Techniques

Dharani Guttikonda et al. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). .

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