Diagnosing sarcopenia: Functional perspectives and a new algorithm from the ISarcoPRM

• Main Authors: Murat Kara (Author), Bayram Kaymak (Author), Walter Frontera (Author), Ayşe Merve Ata (Author), Vincenzo Ricci (Author), Timur Ekiz (Author), Ke-Vin Chang (Author), Der-Sheng Han (Author), Xanthi Michail (Author), Michael Quittan (Author), Jae-Young Lim (Author), Jonathan F. Bean (Author), Franco Franchignoni (Author), Levent Özçakar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Journals Sweden, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Sarcopenia is an important public health problem, characterized by age-related loss of muscle mass and muscle function. It is a precursor of physical frailty, mobility limitation, and premature death. Muscle loss is mainly due to the loss of type II muscle fibres, and progressive loss of motor neuro...