Japanese centenarians

Japanese Journal of Geriatrics

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 466-469

  Ota, Tushiki ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JAPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; JAPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; SELF CARE;

EID: 0642311961     PISSN: 03009173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3143/geriatrics.40.466     Document Type: Article

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