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Month of birth is associated with mortality among older people in Japan: Findings from the JAGES cohort

Yosuke InoueDepartment of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Andrew StickleyDepartment of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan;The Stockholm Center for Health and Social Change (Scohost), Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden
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Aki YazawaDepartment of Human Ecology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Takeo FujiwaraDepartment of Social Medicine, National Center for Child Health and Development, Setagaya-ku, Japan
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Katsunori KondoCenter for Preventive Medical Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba City, Chiba, Japan;Center for Well-being and Society, Nihon Fukushi University, Nagoya City, Aichi, Japan
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Naoki KondoDepartment of Health and Social Behavior, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Health Education and Health Sociology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Pages 441-447 | Published online: 24 Mar 2016

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