Comparison of the prevalence of sarcopenia using skeletal muscle mass index and calf circumference applying the European consensus definition in elderly Mexican women :  Sarcopenia prevalence in Mexican women

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<p xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" class="first" dir="auto" id="d3780321e91">To compare the prevalence of sarcopenia using two indicators: skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) and calf circumference (CC) used in the algorithm proposed by the European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Mexican elderly women. </p>

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Journal

Title: Geriatrics & Gerontology International

Abbreviated Title: Geriatr Gerontol Int

Publisher: Wiley

ISSN: 14441586

Publication date Created: January 2017

Publication date (Print): January 2017

Publication date (Electronic): November 04 2015

Volume: 17

Issue: 1

Pages: 161-170

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[1 ]Health Care Department; Metropolitan Autonomous University; Mexico D.F. Mexico

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DOI: 10.1111/ggi.12652

PubMed ID: 26534889

SO-VID: 66b52b58-9d17-4529-8338-60130a7cb18b

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