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Nutritional Therapy in the Management of Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia

Authors :
Barbara Lattanzi
Daria D’Ambrosio
Nicoletta Fabrini
Alice Liguori
Manuela Merli
Source :
Frailty and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis ISBN: 9783030262259
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Springer International Publishing, 2019.

Abstract

Sarcopenia and frailty are frequent in liver cirrhosis and are associated with a worse prognosis. For this reason, and being potentially modifiable disorders, to find a strategy to prevent or improve these conditions is of great importance in cirrhotic patients.

Subjects

Subjects :
medicine.medical_specialty
Cirrhosis
business.industry
Sarcopenia
Medicine
Medical nutrition therapy
business
medicine.disease
Intensive care medicine

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ISBN :
978-3-030-26225-9
ISBNs :
9783030262259
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Frailty and Sarcopenia in Cirrhosis ISBN: 9783030262259
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........7cbe934f593b7d6ca64db39d688a8f0e
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-26226-6_6
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