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Computed tomography cannot see “Sarcopenic Obesity”

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  1. Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmad J. Abdulsalam, Pelin Analay & Murat Kara

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Mubarak Alkabeer Hospital, Jabriya, Kuwait

    Ahmad J. Abdulsalam

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AJA, PA, MK contributed in the conception of the work, conducting the study, revising the draft, approval of the final version of the manuscript, and agreed for all aspects of the work.

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Abdulsalam, A.J., Analay, P. & Kara, M. Computed tomography cannot see “Sarcopenic Obesity”. Int Urol Nephrol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-024-04030-8

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