Lifestyle and Genetic Predictors of Stiffness Index in Community-dwelling Elderly Korean Men and Women
Purpose: Differing lifestyle, nutritional, and genetic factors may lead to a differing stiffness index (SI) determined by quantitative ultrasound in elderly men and women. The purpose of this study was to determine SI and the gender-specific factors associated with low SI in a Korean elderly cohort....
Main Authors: | Kyung-Ae Park, PhD, Yeon-Hwan Park, PhD, RN, Min-Hee Suh, PhD, RN, Smi Choi-Kwon, PhD, RN |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-09-01
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Series: | Asian Nursing Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131715000614 |
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