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A Tale of Two Countries—the United States and Japan: Are Differences in Health Due to Differences in Overweight?
BACKGROUND: Despite similar standards of living and health care systems for older persons, there are marked differences in the relative health of the elderly populations in the United States (US) and Japan. We explore the association of overweight and obesity with these health disparities. METHODS:...
Autores principales: | Reynolds, Sandra L., Hagedorn, Aaron, Yeom, Jihye, Saito, Yasuhiko, Yokoyama, Eise, Crimmins, Eileen M. |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Japan Epidemiological Association
2008
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3013295/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19057112 http://dx.doi.org/10.2188/jea.JE2008012 |
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