The FNIH sarcopenia project: rationale, study description, conference recommendations, and final estimates

Low muscle mass and weakness are common and potentially disabling in older adults, but in order to become recognized as a clinical condition, criteria for diagnosis should be based on clinically relevant thresholds and independently validated. The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health Bio...

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Published in:	The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences Vol. 69; no. 5; p. 547
Main Authors:	Studenski, Stephanie A, Peters, Katherine W, Alley, Dawn E, Cawthon, Peggy M, McLean, Robert R, Harris, Tamara B, Ferrucci, Luigi, Guralnik, Jack M, Fragala, Maren S, Kenny, Anne M, Kiel, Douglas P, Kritchevsky, Stephen B, Shardell, Michelle D, Dam, Thuy-Tien L, Vassileva, Maria T
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01.05.2014
Subjects:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Body Mass Index Disease Susceptibility Female Hand Strength Humans Male National Institutes of Health (U.S.) Research Design Risk Factors Sarcopenia - diagnosis Sarcopenia - etiology Sex Factors United States United States Aging Sarcopenia Muscle Weakness Outcomes
ISSN:	1758-535X, 1758-535X
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