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Response: Muscle strength and function rather than muscle mass in sarcopenia

Authors: Matthew J. Lees, Oliver J. Wilson, Karen Hind, Theocharis Ispoglou

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 7/2019

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Title: Response: Muscle strength and function rather than muscle mass in sarcopenia
Authors: Matthew J. Lees
Oliver J. Wilson
Karen Hind
Theocharis Ispoglou
Publication date: 01-07-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keyword: Sarcopenia
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 7/2019
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-019-04156-z

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