A comparison of biological risk factors in two populations: The United States and Japan

Population and Development Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 457-482

  Crimmins, Eileen M ^a   Vasunilashorn, Sarinnapha ^b   Kim, Jung Ki ^b   Hagedorn, Aaron ^b   Saito, Yasuhiko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH RISK; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MORTALITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 51649126484     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: 17284457     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2008.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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