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Editorial
. 2022 Oct;11(5):729-731.
doi: 10.21037/hbsn-22-355.

Liver cirrhosis and sarcopenia: a dreadful combination

Mohammad Shafi Kuchay #  1 , José Ignacio Martínez-Montoro #  2 , Camilo Julio Llamoza-Torres  3 , José Carlos Fernández-García #  4 , Bruno Ramos-Molina #  5
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Editorial

Liver cirrhosis and sarcopenia: a dreadful combination

Mohammad Shafi Kuchay et al. Hepatobiliary Surg Nutr. 2022 Oct.
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Conflicts of Interest: All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://hbsn.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/hbsn-22-355/coif). The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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  • Effect of sarcopenia on survival in patients with cirrhosis: A meta-analysis.
    Tantai X, Liu Y, Yeo YH, Praktiknjo M, Mauro E, Hamaguchi Y, Engelmann C, Zhang P, Jeong JY, van Vugt JLA, Xiao H, Deng H, Gao X, Ye Q, Zhang J, Yang L, Cai Y, Liu Y, Liu N, Li Z, Han T, Kaido T, Sohn JH, Strassburg C, Berg T, Trebicka J, Hsu YC, IJzermans JNM, Wang J, Su GL, Ji F, Nguyen MH. Tantai X, et al. J Hepatol. 2022 Mar;76(3):588-599. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2021.11.006. Epub 2021 Nov 14. J Hepatol. 2022. PMID: 34785325

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