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01-11-2018 | Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit

Authors: Wilhelmus G. P. M. Looijaard, Peter J. M. Weijs, Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten

Published in: World Journal of Surgery | Issue 11/2018

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Letter to the Editor: Functional Compromise Cohort Study (FCCS): Sarcopenia is a Strong Predictor of Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit
Authors: Wilhelmus G. P. M. Looijaard
Peter J. M. Weijs
Heleen M. Oudemans-van Straaten
Publication date: 01-11-2018
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Published in: World Journal of Surgery / Issue 11/2018
Print ISSN: 0364-2313
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2323
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00268-018-4541-x

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