The cachexia score (CASCO): a new tool f
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Josep M. Argilés; Francisco J. López-Soriano; Míriam Toledo; Angelica Betancourt
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Article
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2011
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Springer-Verlag
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English
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## Background According to a recent consensus, the cachectic syndrome is defined as: “… a complex metabolic syndrome associated with underlying illness and characterized by loss of muscle with or without loss of fat mass. The prominent clinical feature of cachexia is weight loss in adults (correcte