Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 54, Issue 5 , Pages 495-500 , May 2001

Heart rate and mortality in a Japanese general population: An 18-year follow-up study

  • Yoshihisa Fujiura

      Affiliations

    • The Third Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
    • ,
  • Hisashi Adachi

      Affiliations

    • The Third Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 81-942-35-3311 (Ext 3803); Fax: 81-942-31-7707. E-mail address:(H. Adachi)
    • ,
  • Makoto Tsuruta

      Affiliations

    • The Third Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
    • ,
  • David R. Jacobs Jr.

      Affiliations

    • The Division of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • ,
  • Yuji Hirai

      Affiliations

    • The Third Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan
    • ,
  • Tsutomu Imaizumi

      Affiliations

    • The Third Department of Internal Medicine, The Cardiovascular Research Institute, Kurume University School of Medicine, 67 Asahi-machi, Kurume City, Fukuoka 830-0011, Japan

Received 10 November 1999 ,Revised 31 July 2000 ,Accepted 21 August 2000.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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