Impairments in Activities of Daily Living in Older Japanese Men in Hawaii and Japan

Introduction. Hypertension and cigarette smoking are dominant risk factors for cardiovascular disease in Japan while in westernized countries, broader effects encompass obesity, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia. This paper examines whether different associations also appear important in the manif...

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Main Authors: Robert D. Abbott, Aya Kadota, Katsuyuki Miura, Takehito Hayakawa, Takashi Kadowaki, Tomonori Okamura, Akira Okayama, Kamal H. Masaki, Hirotsugu Ueshima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/324592
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