International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 66-74 , March 2009

Determinants of Left Ventricular Geometric Alterations and Related Clinical and Metabolic Factors in a General Population

  • Chuan-Chuan Liu

      Affiliations

    • Health Evaluation Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Health Care Organization Administration, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-In Lo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Co-first author
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  • Chung-Lieh Hung

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chung-Lieh Hung, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, 8F-1, 17, Lane 93, Section 2, Chung-Shan North Road, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Hung-Ju Ko

      Affiliations

    • Health Evaluation Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Charles Jia-Yin Hou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hung-I Yeh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Mackay Medicine, Nursing and Management College, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Cheng-Ho Tsai

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Shou-Chuan Shih

      Affiliations

    • Health Evaluation Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ray-E Chang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Health Care Organization Administration, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

,Accepted 31 January 2009.

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PII: S1873-9598(09)70022-5

doi: 10.1016/S1873-9598(09)70022-5

International Journal of Gerontology
Volume 3, Issue 1 , Pages 66-74 , March 2009

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