1. World Health Organization: The World Health Report 2004.
2. Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare: 2006 Vital Statistics of Japan (Definite Values) http://www.mhlw.go.jp/toukei/saikin/hw/jinkou/kakutei06/index.html (Accessed February 28, 2008).
3. Epidemiologic approaches to heart disease: the Framingham study;Dawber;Am. J. Public Health,1951
4. Japan Atherosclerosis Society: Guideline for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Atherosclerotic Diseases, Kyowa Kikaku Ltd., Tokyo, 2007.
5. Diabetes mellitus and hypertension;Epstein;Hypertension,1992