Calf Circumference as a Screening Instrument for Appendicular Muscle Mass Measurement

An‐Chun Hwang; Li-Kuo Liu; Wei‐Ju Lee; Li‐Ning Peng; Liang‐Kung Chen

doi:10.1016/j.jamda.2017.11.016

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MedicineCircumferenceMuscle massInternal medicine

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Year: 2018
Type: letter
Volume: 19
Issue: 2
Pages: 182-184
Citations: 244
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                                    An‐Chun Hwang, 
                                
                                    Li-Kuo Liu, 
                                
                                    Wei‐Ju Lee
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Calf Circumference as a Screening Instrument for Appendicular Muscle Mass Measurement. 
                            Journal of the American Medical Directors Association
                            , 19
                            (2)
                            , 182-184.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2017.11.016
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2017.11.016