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Considerations concerning the definition of sarcopenia: response to comments

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  1. Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging, Bone Metabolism Laboratory, Tufts University, 711 Washington St, Boston, Massachusetts, 02111, USA

    B. Dawson-Hughes

  2. Department of Geriatrics and Aging Research, University of Zurich and University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

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Dawson-Hughes, B., Bischoff-Ferrari, H. Considerations concerning the definition of sarcopenia: response to comments. Osteoporos Int 27, 3147–3148 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3728-y

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