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sarcopenia in older adults  

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  • In 1989, Dr. Irving Rosenberg first characterized sarcopenia as the loss of skeletal muscle mass that occurs with aging and the clinical condition of having exceptionally low levels of muscle mass. [Source: Encyclopedia of Lifestyle Medicine & Health; Sarcopenia in Older Adults]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FKXFKW97-9

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