First autopsy study of an Okinawan centenarian: Absence of many age-related diseases

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1195-1199

  Bernstein, Adam M ^a   Willcox, Bradley J ^b,h   Tamaki, Hitoshi ^c   Kunishima, Nobuyoshi ^c   Suzuki, Makoto ^d   Willcox, D Craig ^e   Yoo, Ji Suk Kristen ^f   Perls, Thomas T ^g  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c Okinawa Prefectural Chubu Hospital   (Japan)

^d OKINAWA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Okayama Prefectural University   (Japan)

^f WELLESLEY COLLEGE   (United States)

^g BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h PACIFIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 11144342003     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/59.11.1195     Document Type: Article

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