Malnutrition-sarcopenia syndrome predicts mortality in hospitalized older patients

Abstract A new term, malnutrition-sarcopenia syndrome (MSS), was recently coined to describe the clinical presentation of both malnutrition and sarcopenia. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between MSS and long-term mortality in older inpatients. We conducted a prospective stu...

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Main Authors: Xiaoyi Hu, Lei Zhang, Haozhong Wang, Qiukui Hao, Birong Dong, Ming Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-03388-3

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