title: Acute muscle wasting among critically ill patients.
authors: Clinical Evaluation Research Unit, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
authors: Daren
authors: D
authors: Heyland
authors: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.
authors: Carrie
authors: C
authors: Earthman
authors: University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia.
authors: Charlene
authors: C
authors: Compher
mesh_terms: D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000150:complications*; D014176:Protein Biosynthesis; D052097:Quadriceps Muscle / Q000473:pathology*