Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics
The Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics is the official journal of the Asia Pacific League of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics. The international Journal publishes peer-reviewed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatrics and clinical gerontology. The Journal welcomes research on clinical and translational medicine related to aging and clinical care of older persons. Articles in the categories of Brief Communication, Case Report, and Letter to the Editor that may be of interest to researchers in gerontology and geriatrics are also accepted. The Journal is published quarterly by Elsevier. It is indexed in EMBase, ScienceDirect, SCOPUS, and SIIC Data Bases.
Editor-in-Chief: Liang-Kung Chen
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Extracted from Scopus (on Fri Jun 28)Chen, C.-Y. Meeting the challenges of eldercare in Taiwan's aging society Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2010-09-01, Pages 2-4 Chen, L.-K. A new era of research on clinical gerontology and geriatrics in Asia Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 1, Issue 1, 2010-09-01, Pages 1 Arai, H. | Yamamoto, A. | Matsuzawa, Y. | Saito, Y. | Yamada, N. | Oikawa, S. | Mabuchi, H. | Teramoto, T. | Sasaki, J. | Nakaya, N. | Itakura, H. | Ishikawa, Y. | Ouchi, Y. | Horibe, H. | Kita, T. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome in elderly and middle-aged Japanese Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2010-12-01, Pages 42-47 Lin, Y.-T. | Hwang, S.-J. | Chen, L.-K. | Chen, T.-J. | I-Hsuan Hwang Ambulatory health care utilization of the older people under the National Health Insurance in Taiwan Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011-06-01, Pages 53-57 Webster, S. | Khan, A. | Nitz, J.C. A brief questionnaire is able to measure population physical activity levels accurately: A comparative validation study Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 3, 2011-09-01, Pages 83-87 Hsiao, F.-Y.S. Improving care for older people: Where can we start? Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011-06-01, Pages 33-34 El Miedany, Y. | El Gaafary, M. | Toth, M. | Palmer, D. | Ahmed, I. Falls risk assessment score (FRAS): Time to rethink Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2011-03-01, Pages 21-26 Suastika, K. | Dwipayana, P. | Ratna Saraswati, I.M. | Kuswardhani, T. | Astika, N. | Putrawan, I.B. | Matsumoto, K. | Kajiwara, N. | Taniguchi, H. Relationship between age and metabolic disorders in the population of Bali Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 2, 2011-06-01, Pages 47-52 Young, J. | Green, J. Effects of delays in transfer on independence outcomes for older people requiring postacute care in community hospitals in England Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2010-12-01, Pages 48-52 Yeung, P.-Y. | Chau, P.-H. | Woo, J. | Yim, V.W.-T. | Rainer, T.H. Higher incidence of falls in winter among older people in Hong Kong Journal of Clinical Gerontology and Geriatrics, Volume 2, Issue 1, 2011-03-01, Pages 13-16 - View all items
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