Open AccessPerformance of the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People algorithm in screening older adults for muscle mass assessment
Author(s) -
Roberto Alves Lourenço,
Mario Ulises PérezZepeda,
Luis Miguel GutiérrezRobledo,
Francisco J. GarcíaGarcía,
Leocadio Rodrı́guez-Mañas
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
age and ageing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1468-2834
pISSN - 0002-0729
DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afu192
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , medicine , cohort , older people , algorithm , muscle mass , gerontology , cohort study , population , physical therapy , environmental health , computer science
There is a lack of consensus on the diagnosis of sarcopenia. A screening and diagnostic algorithm was proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP).
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