Vanessa Yong
Biographic Data
| ID | 4197325 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vanessa Yong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vanessa |
| FAMILY NAME | Yong |
| SIGNATURE | YONG V |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nihon University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 25 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Disabled life expectancy with and without stroke
Are There Education Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions and Active Life Expectancy Among Japanese Older Adults? Findings From a 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study
The robust education-health relationship found in Western societies does not seem applicable in Japan. We discuss the casual mechanisms addressed in the literature in relation to Japan's relatively egalitarian society and specific characteristics
The mystery of Japan's missing centenarians explained
This report elucidates the issue of Japan's missing centenarians, which was uncovered in 2010. We provide the latest figures from verification efforts, discuss sources of centenarian information in Japan, examine possible causes, and evaluate the effect of the missing centenarians on official statistics. In Japan 234,354 people registered before 1910 remained on the family registers in 2010, without being crossed out. They would have been 100 yea…
Expected Lifetime with and without Cataract among Older Adults in China
Gender Differences in Health and Health Expectancies of Older Adults in Singapore
Changes in the Prevalence of Mobility Limitations and Mobile Life Expectancy of Older Adults in Singapore, 1995-2005
The overall results provided support for the expansion of morbidity hypothesis, and we discussed some possible reasons. From a policy perspective, the findings could suggest a need to develop infrastructures that would enable older Singaporeans to remain mobile in a highly urban setting
Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan
This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. We computed healthy life expectancy for seven available time-points using the prevalence-based Sullivan method. The results sh
Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan
This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. We computed healthy life expectancy for seven available time-points using the prevalence-based Sullivan method. The results sh
Changes in the Prevalence of Mobility Limitations and Mobile Life Expectancy of Older Adults in Singapore, 1995-2005
The overall results provided support for the expansion of morbidity hypothesis, and we discussed some possible reasons. From a policy perspective, the findings could suggest a need to develop infrastructures that would enable older Singaporeans to remain mobile in a highly urban setting
Are There Education Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions and Active Life Expectancy Among Japanese Older Adults? Findings From a 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study
The robust education-health relationship found in Western societies does not seem applicable in Japan. We discuss the casual mechanisms addressed in the literature in relation to Japan's relatively egalitarian society and specific characteristics
Gender Differences in Health and Health Expectancies of Older Adults in Singapore
Changes in the Prevalence of Mobility Limitations and Mobile Life Expectancy of Older Adults in Singapore, 1995-2005
The overall results provided support for the expansion of morbidity hypothesis, and we discussed some possible reasons. From a policy perspective, the findings could suggest a need to develop infrastructures that would enable older Singaporeans to remain mobile in a highly urban setting
Trends in healthy life expectancy in Japan
This article examines the increasing life expectancy of Japanese men and women in relation to their health from 1986 to 2004. We computed healthy life expectancy for seven available time-points using the prevalence-based Sullivan method. The results sh
Expected Lifetime with and without Cataract among Older Adults in China
Gender Differences in Health and Health Expectancies of Older Adults in Singapore
Are There Education Differentials in Disability and Mortality Transitions and Active Life Expectancy Among Japanese Older Adults? Findings From a 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study
The robust education-health relationship found in Western societies does not seem applicable in Japan. We discuss the casual mechanisms addressed in the literature in relation to Japan's relatively egalitarian society and specific characteristics
The mystery of Japan's missing centenarians explained
This report elucidates the issue of Japan's missing centenarians, which was uncovered in 2010. We provide the latest figures from verification efforts, discuss sources of centenarian information in Japan, examine possible causes, and evaluate the effect of the missing centenarians on official statistics. In Japan 234,354 people registered before 1910 remained on the family registers in 2010, without being crossed out. They would have been 100 yea…
Disabled life expectancy with and without stroke
Gerontology (7 works) · Life expectancy (7 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Psychology (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works)