Research progress on evaluation methods for skeletal muscle mass assessment in sarcopenia (Review)
- Authors:
- Wei Wu
- Min Liu
- Qin Zeng
- Chenyi Tang
- Jiaqi Huo
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Affiliations: Department of Gastroenterology and Urology Medicine, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Nutrition, The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410013, P.R. China, Department of Clinical Nutrition, The First People's Hospital of Xiangtan City, Xiangtan, Hunan 411100, P.R. China - Published online on: July 3, 2025 https://doi.org/10.3892/ol.2025.15169
- Article Number: 423
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Copyright: © Wu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.
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