Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 52, Issue 12 , Pages 1201-1206 , December 1999

Plasma Fibrinogen and Its Correlates in Elderly Japanese Men Living in Japan and Hawaii

  • Katsuhiko Yano

      Affiliations

    • Honolulu Heart Program, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
    • John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for correspondence: Katsuhiko Yano, M.D., Honolulu Heart Program, 846 S. Hotel Street, Suite 306, Honolulu, HI 96813
    • ,
  • Kazunori Kodama

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
    • ,
  • Yukiko Shimizu

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan
    • ,
  • Po-Huang Chyou

      Affiliations

    • Honolulu Heart Program, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
    • Marshfield Medical Research Foundation, Marshfield, WI USA
    • ,
  • Dan S Sharp

      Affiliations

    • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Applications, Bethesda, MD USA
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  • Russell P Tracy

      Affiliations

    • University of Vermont, Burlington, VT USA
    • ,
  • Beatriz L Rodriguez

      Affiliations

    • Honolulu Heart Program, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
    • John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI USA
    • ,
  • J.David Curb

      Affiliations

    • Honolulu Heart Program, Kuakini Medical Center, Honolulu, HI USA
    • John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Geriatric Medicine, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI USA
    • ,
  • Shizuyo Kusumi

      Affiliations

    • Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima, Japan

,Accepted 23 April 1999.

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Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
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