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It is time to consider incorporating sarcopenia assessment in the surgical management of non-small-cell lung cancer

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Deng, HY., Jiang, R. It is time to consider incorporating sarcopenia assessment in the surgical management of non-small-cell lung cancer. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 67, 653–654 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-019-01144-0

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