May Skeletal Muscle Index Predict Mortality in Individuals with Cirrhosis?

André Pontes-Silva^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy (PPGFT), Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
² Postgraduate Program in Adult Health (PPGSAD), Biological and Health Sciences Center (CCBS), Universidade Federal Do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, MA, Brazil.
³ Technician Full Profile Anthropometrist (Level 2), International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil.

André Pontes-Silva. J Clin Exp Hepatol. 2023 Jan-Feb.

. 2023 Jan-Feb;13(1):190.

doi: 10.1016/j.jceh.2022.07.250. Epub 2022 Aug 5.

André Pontes-Silva^{1

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3}

¹ Postgraduate Program in Physical Therapy (PPGFT), Physical Therapy Department, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar), São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
² Postgraduate Program in Adult Health (PPGSAD), Biological and Health Sciences Center (CCBS), Universidade Federal Do Maranhão (UFMA), São Luís, MA, Brazil.
³ Technician Full Profile Anthropometrist (Level 2), International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK), Buriticupu, Maranhão, Brazil.

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