Sarcopenia Or Frailty? European, U.S. Definitions Diverge
This article was originally published in Pharmaceutical Approvals Monthly
Executive Summary
European stakeholders are working toward “physical frailty and sarcopenia” as a geriatric indication, a broader concept than the sarcopenia definition proposed in the U.S.
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