Mid-arm muscle circumference as a significant predictor of all-cause mortality in male individuals

• Li-Wei Wu,

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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• Yuan-Yung Lin,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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• Tung-Wei Kao,

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital

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• Chien-Ming Lin,

  Affiliations Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital; and School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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• Fang-Yih Liaw,

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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• Chung-Ching Wang,

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital

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• Tao-Chun Peng,

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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• Wei-Liang Chen

  * E-mail: weiliang0508@gmail.com

  Affiliations Division of Family Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, School of Medicine, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China

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