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Rom J Intern Med. 2021 Nov 20;59(4):328-344. doi: 10.2478/rjim-2021-0026. Print 2021 Dec 01.

The prevalence and the impact of sarcopenia in digestive cancers. A systematic review.

Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne

Carmen Haiducu, Adrian Buzea, Liliana Elena Mirea, Gheorghe Andrei Dan

Affiliations

  1. Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, Romania.
  2. Cardiology, Clinical Hospital Colentina, Bucharest, Romania.
  3. Anesthesia and Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Clinical Hospital, Bucharest, Romania.

PMID: 34218540 DOI: 10.2478/rjim-2021-0026

[No abstract available.]

© 2021 Carmen Haiducu et al., published by Sciendo.

Keywords: abdominal muscles; chemotherapy; malnutrition; prevalence; sarcopenia; tomography

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