Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=52665#.VKC0ocCAM4 Author(s) Naomi Iwane 1,2 , Takuzo Hano 1* , Yumi Koike 1,3 , Kanami Nishihara 1 Affiliation(s) 1 Medical Education and Population-Based Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . 2 School of Health and Nursing Science, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . 3 Department of Rehabilitation, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan . ABSTRACT Aims: Bathing in deep, Japanese-style bathtubs is associated with high rates of sudden death in the elderly in Japan. The predominant causes of death in such cases are cardiovascular events and drowning. Blood pressure...
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