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Surface uplift, tectonics, and erosion of eastern Tibet from large-scale drainage patterns by Clark, M. K., Schoenbohm, L. M., Royden, L. H., Whipple, K. X., Burchfiel, B. C., Zhang, X., Tang, W., Wang, E., Chen, L.

“…A new regional compilation of the drainage history in southeastern Tibet suggests that the modern rivers draining the plateau margin were once tributaries to a…”
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Use of a regional, relict landscape to measure vertical deformation of the eastern Tibetan Plateau by Clark, M. K., Royden, L. H., Whipple, K. X., Burchfiel, B. C., Zhang, X., Tang, W.

“…Field work and topography analysis show that remnant, local areas of a low‐relief landscape or erosion surfaces are geographically continuous across the…”
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Metabolic Cardiovascular Syndrome and Risk of Dementia in Japanese-American Elderly Men: The Honolulu-Asia Aging Study by Kalmijn, S, Foley, D, White, L, Burchfiel, C M, Curb, J D, Petrovitch, H, Ross, G W, Havlik, R J, Launer, L J

“…Cardiovascular risk factors often cluster into a metabolic syndrome that may increase the risk of dementia. The objective of the present study was to assess…”
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Global Positioning System measurements from eastern Tibet and their implications for India/Eurasia intercontinental deformation by Chen, Z., Burchfiel, B. C., Liu, Y., King, R. W., Royden, L. H., Tang, W., Wang, E., Zhao, J., Zhang, X.

“…We present and interpret Global Positioning System (GPS) measurements of crustal motions for the period 1991–1998 for a network encompassing the eastern part…”
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Orthostatic hypotension predicts mortality in elderly men : The Honolulu Heart program by MASAKI, K. H, SCHATZ, I. J, BURCHFIEL, C. M, SHARP, D. S, CHIU, D, FOLEY, D, CURB, J. D

“…Population-based data are unavailable concerning the predictive value of orthostatic hypotension on mortality in ambulatory elderly patients, particularly…”
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Effects of Walking on Mortality among Nonsmoking Retired Men by Hakim, Amy A, Petrovitch, Helen, Burchfiel, Cecil M, Ross, G. Webster, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, White, Lon R, Yano, Katsuhiko, Curb, J. David, Abbott, Robert D

“…The benefits of low-intensity activity in reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and increasing longevity have not been clearly identified. 1 – 6 Even…”
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Area under the curve and other summary indicators of repeated waking cortisol measurements by Fekedulegn, Desta B, Andrew, Michael E, Burchfiel, Cecil M, Violanti, John M, Hartley, Tara A, Charles, Luenda E, Miller, Diane B

“…To derive the area under the curve and related summary measures of stress from saliva samples collected over time and to provide insight into the…”
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Glucose intolerance and 23-year risk of coronary heart disease and total mortality: the Honolulu Heart Program by RODRIGUEZ, B. L, LAU, N, BURCHFIEL, C. M, ABBOTT, R. D, SHARP, D. S, YANO, K, CURB, J. D

“…Glucose intolerance and 23-year risk of coronary heart disease and total mortality: the Honolulu Heart Program. B L Rodriguez , N Lau , C M Burchfiel , R D…”
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Occupational and other risk factors for hand-grip strength: the Honolulu-Asia Aging Study by Charles, L E, Burchfiel, C M, Fekedulegn, D, Kashon, M L, Ross, G W, Sanderson, W T, Petrovitch, H

“…Background: In certain occupations, including farm work, workers are exposed to hazardous substances, some of which are known to be toxic to the nervous system…”
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Simultaneous Miocene Extension and Shortening in the Himalayan Orogen by Hodges, K. V., Parrish, R. R., Housh, T. B., Lux, D. R., Burchfiel, B. C., Royden, L. H., Chen, Z.

“…The South Tibetan detachment system separates the high-grade metamorphic core of the Himalayan orogen from its weakly metamorphosed suprastructure. It is…”
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Physical activity and incidence of diabetes: the Honolulu Heart Program by Burchfiel, C M, Sharp, D S, Curb, J D, Rodriguez, B L, Hwang, L J, Marcus, E B, Yano, K

“…Few prospective studies have assessed the relation between physical activity and diabetes. The authors examined this relation prospectively among 6,815…”
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Interpretation of Cenozoic Tectonics in the Right-Lateral Accommodation Zone Between the Ailao Shan Shear Zone and the Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis by Wang, Erchie, Burchfiel, B. C.

“…The region between India and South China has evolved tectonically as an accommodation zone during postcollisional intracontinental deformation between the…”
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Crustal motion and strain accumulation in western Bulgaria by Kotzev, V., Nakov, R., Georgiev, Tz, Burchfiel, B.C., King, R.W.

“…Global Positioning System (GPS) data acquired between 1996 and 2004 and fault plane solutions for four seismic zones are analyzed to obtain the velocity and…”
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Predictors of healthy aging in men with high life expectancies by Reed, D M, Foley, D J, White, L R, Heimovitz, H, Burchfiel, C M, Masaki, K

“…The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors that consistently predict staying healthy in contrast to developing clinical illness and/or physical and…”
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Factors of the Insulin Resistance Syndrome in Nondiabetic and Diabetic Elderly Japanese-American Men by Edwards, K. L., Burchfiel, C. M., Sharp, D. S., Curb, J. D., Rodriguez, B. L., Fujimoto, W. Y., LaCroix, A. Z., Vitiello, M. V., Austin, M. A.

“…Factor analysis has previously identified four independent factors that characterize the insulin resistance syndrome in women, interpreted as 1) weight/waist,…”
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Acculturation and Prevalence of Diabetes among Japanese-American Men in Hawaii by Huang, Boji, Rodriguez, Beatriz L., Burchfiel, Cecil M., Chyou, Po-Huang, Curb, J. David, Yano, Katsuhiko

“…The association between acculturation to a Western lifestyle and prevalence of diabetes was examined among 8, 006 Japanese-American men in Hawaii with varying…”
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Effects of smoking and smoking cessation on longitudinal decline in pulmonary function by Burchfiel, C M, Marcus, E B, Curb, J D, Maclean, C J, Vollmer, W M, Johnson, L R, Fong, K O, Rodriguez, B L, Masaki, K H, Buist, A S

“…Effects of cigarette smoking and smoking cessation on rate of FEV1 decline over 6 yr were examined in 4,451 Japanese-American men from the Honolulu Heart…”
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Association of weight loss and weight fluctuation with mortality among Japanese American men by Iribarren, C. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.), Sharp, D.S, Burchfiel, C.M, Petrovitch, H

“…Background. Weight loss and fluctuations in weight have been associated with increased risks of death from cardiovascular disease and from all causes. The…”
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Peripheral Artery Disease and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in the Elderly: The Honolulu Heart Program by Curb, J. David, Masaki, Kamal, Rodriguez, Beatriz L, Abbott, Robert D, Burchfiel, Cecil M, Chen, Randi, Petrovitch, Helen, Sharp, Dan, Yano, Katsuhiko

“…Peripheral vascular disease as measured by the ankle/brachial blood pressure index (ABI) is associated with increased risk of mortality and morbidity. Few…”
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Crustal development within a retreating subduction system; the Hellenides by Burchfiel, B. C, Royden, L. H, Papanikolaou, D, Pearce, F. D

“…In retreating subduction systems, where the subduction rate is faster than the convergence rate between the upper and lower plates, the processes by which the…”
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