Archives of Medical Research
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 522-524 , November 2004

Risk factors for silent cerebral infarction in the elderly

  • Kazuhiko Kotani

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
    • Division of Internal Medicine, Iwami Municipal Hospital, Tottori, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Kazuhiko Kotani, MD, PhD. Division of Clinical Laboratory Medicine. Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University. 86 Nishi-cho, Yonago 683-8503 Japan. Tel: +81.859.34.8331. FAX: +81.859.34.8081
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  • Yoneatsu Osaki

      Affiliations

    • Division of Environmental and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, Yonago, Japan
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  • Naoki Sakane

      Affiliations

    • Department of Preventive Medicine, Clinical Research Institute, Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Disease, Kyoto National Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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  • Seiji Adachi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Nawa Public Clinic, Tottori, Japan
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  • Yasutaka Ishimaru

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Kano Public Clinic, Yamaguchi, Japan

Received 26 May 2004 ,Accepted 30 July 2004.

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PII: S0188-4409(04)00102-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2004.07.003

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 35, Issue 6 , Pages 522-524 , November 2004

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