Letter regarding "Impacts of muscle mass dynamics on prognosis of outpatients with cirrhosis"

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Do Seon Song et al. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;29(1):165-167.

doi: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0339. Epub 2022 Oct 31.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Korea.

No abstract available

Keywords: Cirrhosis; Prognosis; Sarcopenia.

Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest

The authors have no conflicts to disclose.

Correspondence on Letter regarding "Impacts of muscle mass dynamics on prognosis of outpatients with cirrhosis".
Kim TH, Jung YK, Yim HJ. Kim TH, et al. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2023 Jan;29(1):173-175. doi: 10.3350/cmh.2022.0372. Epub 2022 Nov 15. Clin Mol Hepatol. 2023. PMID: 36384145 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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