Contents
Geriatrics and Gerontolog y International Volume 18 Issue 6, June 2018
REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
Guidelines from the Japan Geriatrics Society for thedecision-making processes in medical and long-term care forthe elderly: Focusing on the use of artificial hydrationand nutrition
Y Ouchi et al.
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EPIDEMIOLOGY, CLINICAL PRACTICE
AND HEALTH
Silent aspiration predicts mortality in older adults withaspiration pneumonia admitted to acute hospitals
T Nakashima et al.
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Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment
cut-off score to clarify improvement of mild cognitiveimpairment after exercise training in community-dwellingolder adults
M Nara et al.
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High plasma adiponectin levels are associated with frailty
in a general old-old population: The Septuagenarians,
Octogenarians, Nonagenarians Investigation withCentenarians study
M Nagasawa et al.
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Cognitive function and unsafe driving acts during anon-road test among community-dwelling older adults
with cognitive impairments
R Hotta et al.
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Validation and standardization of the Brazilian versionof the Medication Regimen Complexity Index for olderadults in primary care
LLN Pantuzza et al.
853Association between objectively measured chewing ability
and frailty: A cross-sectional study in central Thailand
M Iwasaki et al.
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Living alone is associated with an increased risk ofinstitutionalization in older men: A follow-up study inHamanaka Town of Hokkaido, JapanM Takeuchi et al.
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Tooth loss, swallowing dysfunction and mortality inJapanese older adults receiving home care services
M Furuta et al.
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Brain aging: Evaluation of pH using phosphorus magnetic
resonance spectroscopy
M Cichocka et al.
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Effect of rivastigmine on plasma butyrylcholine esterase
activity and plasma ghrelin levels in patients withdementia in Alzheimer’s disease
A Kuroda et al.
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Population-based study examining the utilization of
preventive medicines by older people in the last yearof life
SW Narayan and PS Nishtala
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Current use of antihypertensive drugs in Japanesepatients with hypertension: Analysis by age group
T Ishida et al.
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Differences among patients with Alzheimer’s disease,older adults with mild cognitive impairment and healthyolder adults in finger dexterity
S Suzumura et al.
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Prevalence of sarcopenia and association with oral
health-related quality of life and oral health status inolder dental clinic outpatients
M Takahashi et al.
Objectively measured physical activity and cognitive
function in urban-dwelling older adults
H Umegaki et al.
Clinical predictors of Alzheimer’s disease progression
N Hishikawa et al.
Financial impact and effect on the outcome of preoperative
tests for at-risk older hip fracture patients
EL Steinberg et al.
Relationship between the activities of daily living, oral
health-related quality of life and dementia
M-J Cho et al.

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SOCIAL RESEARCH, PLANNING
AND PRACTICE
Depressive symptoms and all-cause mortality in Korean
older adults: A 3-year population-based prospective study
SH Park et al.
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Will teenagers today live with and care for their aged parents
tomorrow?
CY Cheong et al.
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BIOLOGY
Small dense low-density lipoprotein cholesterol is apromising biomarker for secondary prevention in older
men with stable coronary artery disease
K Sakai et al.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITORCASE REPORTS
Pneumoretroperitoneum, pneumoperitoneum,pneumomediastinum, pneumopericardium andsubcutaneous emphysema after endoscopic mucosal
resection in an older adult
M-P Ho et al.
Combined operation for thymoma with myasthenia
gravis and coronary artery disease in an octogenarian
H Hino et al.
Retroperitoneal relapse in an older patient with multiple
myeloma during pomalidomide and dexamethasone
treatment
N Watanabe et al.

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RESEARCH STUDIESCore symptoms and peripheral symptoms of dementia
M Fujii et al.
Evaluation of a high serum docosahexaenoic acid levelas a predictor of longevity among elderly residents ata special nursing home
H Matsuda et al.

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