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Age and Ageing· 2018Q1

Sarcopenia: revised European consensus on definition and diagnosis

Alfonso J. Cruz‐Jentoft, Gülistan Bahat, Jürgen M. Bauer, Yves Boirie‌ et al.

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The European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (EWGSOP2) has updated the definition of sarcopenia, emphasizing low muscle strength as the primary characteristic, confirmed by low muscle quantity/quality, and indicating severe sarcopenia by poor physical performance.

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Field: Physiology

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