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A role for sarcopenia in late-life osteoporosis

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  1. Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Geratric Department, INRCA, c/o IOT, Viale Michelangelo 41, 50125, Firenze, Italy

    L. Ferrucci M.D., C. R. Russo & S. Bandinelli

  2. Unit of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Firenze, Italy

    F. Lauretani

  3. Epidemiology, Demography and Biometry Department, NIA, Bethesda, Maryland, USA

    J. M. Guralnik

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Ferrucci, L., Russo, C.R., Lauretani, F. et al. A role for sarcopenia in late-life osteoporosis. Aging Clin Exp Res 14, 1–4 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03324410

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