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In silico diagnosis for sarcopenia is not possible without anthropometric, strength, and performance assessments

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  1. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Türkmenbaşi Medical Center, Adana, Turkey

    Timur Ekiz

  2. Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Dr Ayten Bozkaya Spastic Children Hospital and Rehabilitation Center, Bursa, Turkey

    Ayşe Merve Ata

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

    Murat Kara & Levent Özçakar

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Ekiz, T., Ata, A.M., Kara, M. et al. In silico diagnosis for sarcopenia is not possible without anthropometric, strength, and performance assessments. Skeletal Radiol 50, 463–464 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-020-03554-1

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