Comparison of performance-based measures among native Japanese, Japanese-Americans in Hawaii and Caucasian women in the United States, ages 65 years and over: a cross-sectional study
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Japanese (both in Japan and Hawaii) have a lower incidence of falls and of hip fracture than North American and European Caucasians, but the reasons for these differences are not clear.</p> <p>Subjects and Methods</p&g...
Main Authors: | Hayashi Takuo, Wasnich Richard D, Davis James W, Nevitt Michael C, Ross Philip D, Aoyagi Kiyoshi, Takemoto Tai-ichiro |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2001-10-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/1/3 |
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