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Gargi Das: Highlighting Sarcopenic Obesity in Childhood ALL Survivors

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Nov 30, 2024, 23:26

Gargi Das: Highlighting Sarcopenic Obesity in Childhood ALL Survivors

Gargi Das, Pediatric Hematology-Oncologist at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, posted the following on X:

“Happy to share our paper on sarcopenic obesity in childhood ALL survivors.

Time to do away with checking BMI only. Sarcopenic obesity is significantly present in our childhood ALL survivors, more so in children diagnosed at a younger age!”

Sarcopenic obesity in survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: prevalence, risk factors, and implications for cancer

Authors: Gargi Das, Kritika Setlur, Manisha Jana, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, Vandana Jain, Jagdish Prasad Meena, Aditya Kumar Gupta, Sadanand Dwivedi & Rachna Seth

Gargi Das: Highlighting Sarcopenic Obesity in Childhood ALL Survivors

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