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  1. Department of Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 3168

    D. Scott & P. R. Ebeling

  2. Melbourne Medical School (Western Campus), The University of Melbourne, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, Victoria, Australia, 3021

    D. Scott & P. R. Ebeling

  3. Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans, 3021, Victoria, Australia

    D. Scott, A. Hayes & P. R. Ebeling

  4. Institute of Sport, Exercise and Active Living, College of Health and Biomedicine, Victoria University, 14428, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 8001

    A. Hayes

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A response to these comments is available at doi 10.1007/s00134-016-3728-y.

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Scott, D., Hayes, A. & Ebeling, P.R. Considerations concerning the definition of sarcopenia: comments. Osteoporos Int 27, 3145–3146 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00198-016-3727-z

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