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Identifying sarcopenia in older adults and its impact on late-life depression

Commentary on “Association Between Lean Muscle Mass and Treatment-Resistant Late-life Depression in the IRL-GRey Randomized Controlled Trial” by Ainsworth et al.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 January 2023

Song Yang Yu  and
Kiran Rabheru
Song Yang Yu*
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Kiran Rabheru
Affiliation:
The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada Department of Psychiatry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
*
Email: [email protected]
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 35 , Special Issue 12: Issue Theme: Depression and Suicide in Older Adults , December 2023 , pp. 686 - 688
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