Apolipoprotein e and measured physical and pulmonary function in older Taiwanese adults

Biodemography and Social Biology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-67

  Vasunilashorn, Sarinnapha ^a   Glei, Dana A ^b   Lin, Yu Hsuan ^c   Goldman, Noreen ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGEVITY; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; APOLIPOPROTEINS E; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84878581122     PISSN: 19485565     EISSN: 19485573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19485565.2013.778703     Document Type: Article

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