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Sarcopenia and length of hospital stay. Is this a vicious cycle?

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey

    M C Kizilarslanoglu, M K Kilic, R T Dogrul, F Sumer, H D Varan, M E Kuyumcu, Y Yesil & M Halil

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Kizilarslanoglu, M., Kilic, M., Dogrul, R. et al. Sarcopenia and length of hospital stay. Is this a vicious cycle?. Eur J Clin Nutr 70, 863 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/ejcn.2016.16

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