Sarcopenia is prevalent in patients with
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Stéphane M. Schneider; Rima Al-Jaouni; Jerôme Filippi; Jean-Baptiste Wiroth; Gil
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Background: Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are prone to osteoporosis. A loss of muscle mass, called sarcopenia, is responsible for an increased risk of disability. Many factors associated with osteopenia also decrease muscle mass. The aim of the present study was to measure the prevalence o