Journal of Rural Medicine

Investigation of age- and sex-specific reference values for lower-limb muscle thickness using ultrasonography

By Shigeru Sakakibara, Akira Saito, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshihisa Hirakawa

Cohort study of 666 peopleBiomarkers

Declared no competing interests

The paper

Shigeru Sakakibara, Akira Saito, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshihisa Hirakawa

Aichi Health Promotion Foundation

Journal of Rural Medicine, 1 Oct 2026

doi.org/10.2185/jrm.2026-047 PubMed 42846260

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