Aging gracefully: A retrospective analysis of functional status in okinawan centenarians

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 252-256

  Willcox, D Craig ^a,c,e   Willcox, Bradley J ^c,d   Shimajiri, Sanae ^a   Kurechi, Sayuri ^a   Suzuki, Makoto ^b  

^a Okayama Prefectural University   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^c PACIFIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^e Gifu College of Nursing   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADL; Centenarians; Functional status; Okinawa; Successful aging

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSORY EVALUATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34250222518     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e31803190cc     Document Type: Article

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