Objective Changes in mortality inequalities across socioeconomic groups have been a substantial public health concern worldwide. We investigated changes in absolute/relative mortality inequalities across occupations, and the contribution of differ...
BackgroundIn Japan, the number of municipalities that offer free medical care for children has increased. This policy, however, might unintentionally aggravate the overcrowded situation of pediatric ambulatory services in Japan. We investigated th...
Background: Physician maldistribution is an ongoing concern globally. The extent of medical schools retaining graduates within their geographical areas has rarely been explored in Japan or in other countries. This study aimed to investigate whethe...
Background An association between chronic oral infections and coronary heart disease has been suggested.
Methods The study participants were male employees aged 36-59 years. Data were extracted from the MY Health Up Study, comprising a baseline qu...
Sex differences in bladder cancer pathology and epidemiology have been the focus of recent research. We investigated the epidemiological characteristics and compared bladder cancer pathology and survival between men and women in Japan. A total of ...
Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice 102 138-146 2013年11月
Aim: To investigate whether long-term weight/BMI change in adulthood has a significant impact on the incidence of diabetes, independent of attained weight status. Methods: A number of 13,700 participants (2962 men and 10,738 women) aged 36 to 55 y...