Otsuka, Rei http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6184-570X
Nishita, Yukiko
Tange, Chikako
Tomida, Makiko
Ando, Fujiko
Shimokata, Hiroshi
Funding for this research was provided by:
Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (15K19253)
Research Funding for Longevity Sciences from the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology, Japan (28-40)
Article History
Received: 22 December 2018
Accepted: 2 April 2019
First Online: 23 April 2019
Ethics approval and consent to participate
: The NILS-LSA followed the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and the Ethical Guidelines for Epidemiological Research in Japan. The study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology (No. 899–3). Written, informed consent was obtained from all participants.
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