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Disentangling Mortality Associations: An In-depth Comparative Study of Possible Sarcopenia versus Sarcopenia of AWGS 2019

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  1. Center for Healthy Longevity and Aging Sciences, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

    W.-J. Lee, L.-N. Peng, M.-H. Lin, C.-H. Loh & Liang-Kung Chen

  2. Department of Family Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital Yuanshan Branch, Yi-Lan County, Yilan City, Taiwan

    W.-J. Lee

  3. Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, No. 201, Sec. Shih-Pai Rd., Taipei, 11217, Taiwan

    L.-N. Peng, M.-H. Lin & Liang-Kung Chen

  4. Center of Health and Aging, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien County, Hualien City, Taiwan

    C.-H. Loh

  5. Taipei Municipal Gan-Dau Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

    Liang-Kung Chen

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Lee, WJ., Peng, LN., Lin, MH. et al. Disentangling Mortality Associations: An In-depth Comparative Study of Possible Sarcopenia versus Sarcopenia of AWGS 2019. J Nutr Health Aging 27, 685–686 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-023-1953-6

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