Residential proximity to high-voltage power lines and risk of childhood hematological malignancies [0.03%]
高压输电线附近居住与儿童血液系统恶性肿瘤的发病风险关联研究
Tetsuya Mizoue,Yasuhiro Onoe,Hiroshi Moritake et al.
Tetsuya Mizoue et al.
Background: Epidemiologic studies of electromagnetic fields and childhood cancers have focused on home exposure. The authors investigated whether residence in districts near high-voltage power lines is associated with chi...
Katsuyuki Miura
Katsuyuki Miura
Hypertension has been acknowledged as one of the greatest and established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases. In this special article, strategies for the prevention and management of hypertension throughout human's life were discussed...
Shigeru Hisamichi
Shigeru Hisamichi
This article is the summary of my Special Lecture at the 14th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Japan Epidemiological Association in 2004. Epidemiology is defined as the "science of investigating the distribution of diseases in human populat...
Sequential evaluation of the national medical expenditures for asthma care in Japan [0.03%]
日本哮喘护理的国家医疗支出的连续评估
Shinichi Tanihara,Yasuki Kobayashi
Shinichi Tanihara
Background: It has been reported that the prevalence of asthma is on the rise in various countries; but studies on its effects on national medical expenditures are scarce. ...
Association between smoking habits and tryptophan hydroxylase gene C218A polymorphism among the Japanese population [0.03%]
日本人群吸烟习惯与色氨酸羟化酶基因C218A多态性的关联研究
Shoichi Mizuno,Hidemi Ito,Nobuyuki Hamajima et al.
Shoichi Mizuno et al.
Background: Genetic polymorphisms have proposed a new insight in smoking behavior. Genes in serotonin system are one of the candidates because of serotonin's role in mood regulation. A polymorphism C218A in intron 7 of th...
Risk of adverse reproductive outcomes associated with proximity to municipal solid waste incinerators with high dioxin emission levels in Japan [0.03%]
日本境内医疗废物焚烧厂二
Toshiro Tango,Toshiharu Fujita,Takeo Tanihata et al.
Toshiro Tango et al.
Background: Great public concern about health effects of dioxins emitted from municipal solid waste incinerators has increased in Japan. This paper investigates the association of adverse reproductive outcomes with matern...
Trends in levels of cholesterol in Japanese children from 1993 through 2001 [0.03%]
日本儿童自1993年至2001年的胆固醇水平变化趋势
Katsuyasu Kouda,Harunobu Nakamura,Rikio Tokunaga et al.
Katsuyasu Kouda et al.
Background: Cardiovascular risk factors in children raise the possibility of cardiovascular disease later in life. We attempted to determine the current trends in cardiovascular risk factors among Japanese children. ...
Norie Kurahashi,Masashi Murakumo,Hidehiro Kakizaki et al.
Norie Kurahashi et al.
Background: Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital anomalies in the world. Recently, increases in the prevalence of hypospadias have been reported in various countries including Japan. In this study, we examined...
What expectations do young Japanese epidemiologists have for the future of epidemiology? A questionnaire survey of members of the young epidemiologists society for discussing the future of epidemiology [0.03%]
日本青年流行病学家对流行病学未来发展的期望是什么?一项关于流行病学未来的青年流行病学家协会问卷调查研究
Gen Kobashi,Tsutomu Hoshuyama,Hiroki Sugimori et al.
Gen Kobashi et al.
Non-biochemical risk factors for cardiovascular disease in general clinic-based rural population of Bangladesh [0.03%]
基于门诊的一般农村人群心血管疾病的非生化危险因素
M Mostafa Zaman,Sohel Reza Choudhury,Jasimuddin Ahmed et al.
M Mostafa Zaman et al.
Background: Strategies for preventing premature cardiovascular disease include measures to control its risk factors. To plan such activities, prevalence of these factors must be known. Data regarding risk factor prevalenc...