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. 2024 Jan 25;32(2):130.
doi: 10.1007/s00520-024-08336-2.

Correspondence: Methodological considerations in evaluating sarcopenia and frailty in elderly gastrointestinal cancer patients

Galip Can Uyar  1 , Ömür Berna Çakmak Öksüzoğlu  1 , Osman Sütcüoğlu  2
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Correspondence: Methodological considerations in evaluating sarcopenia and frailty in elderly gastrointestinal cancer patients

Galip Can Uyar et al. Support Care Cancer. .
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