Prevalence of Sarcopenia Among Slovenian Older Adults and Associated Risk Factors

PUŠ, Katarina; PIŠOT, Saša; MARUŠIČ, Uroš; PESKAR, Manca; TERAŽ, Kaja; KALC, Miloš; BLAŽUN VOŠNER, Helena; KOKOL, Peter; ZAVRŠNIK, Jernej; ŠIMUNIČ, Boštjan

doi:10.2478/sjph-2025-0013

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Prevalence of Sarcopenia Among Slovenian Older Adults and Associated Risk Factors

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