Geriatrics and Gerontology International

Osteocytes in the pathogenesis of osteoporosis
pp. 213-217(5)
Author: Ikeda, Kyoji

Switch to oral hypoglycemic agent therapy from insulin injection in patients with type 2 diabetes
pp. 218-226(9)
Authors: Okamoto, Takashi; Okamoto, Lisa; Lisanti, Michael P; Akishita, Masahiro

Predictors of length of stay between the young and aged in hospitalized community-acquired pneumonia patients
pp. 227-233(7)
Authors: Kaysar, Mamun; Augustine, Tee; Jim, Lim; Benjamin, Castasus

Effects of stroke-induced damage to swallow-related areas in the brain on swallowing mechanics of elderly patients
pp. 234-242(9)
Authors: Warabi, Tateo; Ito, Takuya; Kato, Masamichi; Takei, Hidetoshi; Kobayashi, Nobuyoshi; Chiba, Susumu

Co-administration ofl-cystine andl-theanine enhances efficacy of influenza vaccination in elderly persons: Nutritional status-dependent immunogenicity
pp. 243-250(8)
Authors: Miyagawa, Koichi; Hayashi, Yoshimitsu; Kurihara, Shigekazu; Maeda, Akiko

Incidence of vertebral fractures in Thai women and men: A prospective population-based study
pp. 251-258(8)
Authors: Jitapunkul, Sutthichai; Thamarpirat, Jittima; Chaiwanichsiri, Dootchai; Boonhong, Jariya

Effects of long-term transdermal hormone replacement therapy on the renin-angiotensin- aldosterone system, plasma bradykinin levels and blood pressure in normotensive postmenopausal women
pp. 259-264(6)
Authors: Ichikawa, Akiko; Sumino, Hiroyuki; Ogawa, Tetsuya; Ichikawa, Shuichi; Nitta, Kosaku

Water- versus land-based exercise effects on physical fitness in older women
pp. 265-271(7)
Authors: Bocalini, Danilo S; Serra, Andrey J; Murad, Neif; Levy, Rozeli F

Falls among community-dwelling elderly people of Hokkaido, Japan
pp. 272-277(6)
Authors: Kojima, Satoru; Furuna, Taketo; Ikeda, Nozomu; Nakamura, Mariko; Sawada, Yuji

Stress-induced blood pressure elevation in subjects with mild cognitive impairment: Effects of the dual-type calcium channel blocker, cilnidipine
pp. 278-283(6)
Authors: Kawashima, Yumiko; Akishita, Masahiro; Hasegawa, Hiroshi; Kozaki, Koichi; Toba, Kenji

Relationship between intensity of physical activity and health-related quality of life in Portuguese institutionalized elderly
pp. 284-290(7)
Authors: Lobo, Alexandrina; Santos, Paula; Carvalho, Joana; Mota, Jorge

Measuring grandparenthood stress and reward: Developing a scale based on perceptions by grandparents with adolescent grandchildren in Hong Kong
pp. 291-299(9)
Authors: Wei-Qun, Lou Vivian; Chi, Iris

Relationship between physical and cognitive function, blood pressure and serum lipid concentration in centenarians
pp. 300-302(3)
Authors: Shimizu, Kenichiro; Hirose, Nobuyoshi; Takayama, Michiyo; Arai, Yasumichi; Gondo, Yasuyuki; Ebihara, Yoshinori; Yamamura, Ken; Nakazawa, Susumu; Inagaki, Hiroki; Masui, Yukie; Kitagawa, Koji

Emotional therapy for patients with dementia
pp. 303-306(4)
Authors: Hirazakura, Akiko; Hatakeyama, Reiko; Fukuoka, Yumiko; Satoh, Atsuko; Kobayashi, Kazuko; Fujii, Masahiko; Sasaki, Hidetada

Author index
pp. 307-308(2)

Subject index
pp. 309-312(4)