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Low levels of transaminase and mortality risk in older people with special reference to sarcopenia

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Kawada, T. Low levels of transaminase and mortality risk in older people with special reference to sarcopenia. Aging Clin Exp Res 34, 215–216 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-021-02010-x

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