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  6. Our aim was to investigate the link between ambulance transports stratified by heat stroke and air temperature in August 2009 in Japan.

    Authors: Nobuyuki Miyatake, Noriko Sakano and Shoko Murakami
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:221
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  7. The aim of this study was to use a multilevel analysis to examine whether cognitive and structural dimensions of regional social capital were associated with individual health outcomes after adjusting for comp...

    Authors: Yuri Hibino, Jiro Takaki, Keiki Ogino, Yasuhiro Kambayashi, Yoshiaki Hitomi, Aki Shibata and Hiroyuki Nakamura
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:218
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  10. In 2007, measles prevailed among the youth and young adult population in Japan, creating in a serious social problem. Among the developed countries, Japan has a relatively high incidence of measles. The object...

    Authors: Yusuke Maitani and Hirofumi Ishikawa
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:217
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  11. Lead concentrations in whole blood (BPb) of Japanese children were measured to obtain insight into the sources of variation and to estimate health risk.

    Authors: Jun Yoshinaga, Mai Takagi, Kumiko Yamasaki, Sayaka Tamiya, Chiho Watanabe and Masayuki Kaji
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:216
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  12. There is some evidence that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and chronic kidney disease (CKD) may be related, perhaps through systemic inflammation, which is common to both. However, this relationship has...

    Authors: Yayoi Funakoshi, Hisamitsu Omori, Shuichi Mihara, Ayumi Onoue, Yasuhiro Ogata, Hisamichi Aizawa and Takahiko Katoh
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:214
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  15. To determine whether a sentinel clinic network or an emergency department (ED) was more timely in identifying the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic.

    Authors: Zvi Shimoni, Joseph Rodrig, Natan Dusseldorp, Mark Niven and Paul Froom
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:213
    Content type: Short Communication Published on:

  16. Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) is a disorder characterized by non-specific symptoms attributed to common airborne chemicals. Increasing evidence points to an association between IEI and symptoms of...

    Authors: Sine Skovbjerg, Alice Rasmussen, Robert Zachariae, Lone Schmidt, Rikke Lund and Jesper Elberling
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 17:210
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  17. The World Mental Health Survey Japan was conducted to address the current status of mental disorders in Japan. Among the various regions covered by the survey were Tendo City and Kaminoyama City in Yamagata Pr...

    Authors: Masatsugu Orui, Norito Kawakami, Noboru Iwata, Tadashi Takeshima and Akira Fukao
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:209
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  18. Indoor air pollutants from biomass combustion pose a risk for respiratory diseases in children. It is plausible that distinct differences in the indoor air quality (IAQ) exist between urban and rural areas in ...

    Authors: Md. Khalequzzaman, Michihiro Kamijima, Kiyoshi Sakai, Takeshi Ebara, Bilqis Amin Hoque and Tamie Nakajima
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:208
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  19. Using shogi, a representative table game popular in Japan, to model a stress situation, we investigated the modulatory effects of player characteristics on changes in the levels of cortisol and testosterone in...

    Authors: Masako Hasegawa-Ohira, Masahiro Toda and Kanehisa Morimoto
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:207
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  20. Evidence is limited on the relation between metabolic syndrome and depressive symptoms. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the association between metabolic syndrome and depressive sympto...

    Authors: Yasumi Kimura, Yumi Matsushita, Akiko Nanri and Tetsuya Mizoue
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:206
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  22. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of environmental low-grade cadmium exposure on bone in the population of a non-polluted area. We investigated the relationship between environmental cad...

    Authors: Mitsuru Osada, Takashi Izuno, Minatsu Kobayashi and Minoru Sugita
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:204
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  24. China was one of the 68 “countdown” countries prioritized to attain Millennium Development Goals (MDG 4). The aim of this study was to analyze data on child survival and health care coverage of proven cost-eff...

    Authors: Xing Lin Feng, Sufang Guo, Qing Yang, Ling Xu, Jun Zhu and Yan Guo
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:187
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  25. To assess the effectiveness of two health support programs developed to improve the lifestyle of community residents through exercise, nutrition-based health education, and group dynamics.

    Authors: Kumiko Fukumoto, Chang-nian Wei, Hiroshi Matsuo, Koichi Harada, Shi-chen Zhang, Luyinga Kalay, Takeshi Yamashiro, Takeshi Nishikawa, Eiichi Araki and Atsushi Ueda
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:194
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  26. The causal agents of gastric cancer could include fungus toxins. Sterigmatocystin (ST), a fungus toxin, is a risk factor of gastric cancer. We investigated the effects of ST on the stomach tissues of Mongolian...

    Authors: Masahiro Kusunoki, Junichi Misumi, Tatsuo Shimada, Kazuo Aoki, Noritaka Matsuo, Hideaki Sumiyoshi, Takeshi Yamaguchi and Hidekatsu Yoshioka
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:190
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  27. To study the non-temporary effects of successive walks in forested areas (shinrin-yoku) on hypertension prevalence and blood pressure levels.

    Authors: Emi Morita, Mariko Naito, Asahi Hishida, Kenji Wakai, Atsuyoshi Mori, Yatami Asai, Rieko Okada, Sayo Kawai and Nobuyuki Hamajima
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:197
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  28. The purpose of this study was to investigate the environmental and behavioral factors associated with the induction of missed abortion, with a particular focus on the relationship between job stress and missed...

    Authors: Xueyan Zhang, Jian Li, Yiqun Gu, Yiming Zhao, Zhongxu Wang and Guang Jia
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2011 16:196
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  29. In the present study, using a large automated health records database, we investigated the incidence of cardio-cerebrovascular events, diabetes new-onset events, and dialysis initiation events in hypertensive ...

    Authors: Hirokuni Hashikata, Kouji H. Harada, Tatsuo Kagimura, Masaki Nakamura and Akio Koizumi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:201
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  30. Striking a balance between the rapid availability of a novel vaccine while ensuring its safety, quality, and efficacy is a major challenge during a pandemic. We aimed to elucidate physicians’ attitudes regardi...

    Authors: Yusuke Inoue and Kenji Matsui
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:202
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  31. To examine the effects of installing a mechanical ventilation system at a riding-school stable on indoor air quality and human and horse airways.

    Authors: Robert Wålinder, Miia Riihimäki, Susanne Bohlin, Carl Hogstedt, Tobias Nordquist, Amanda Raine, John Pringle and Lena Elfman
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:195
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  32. Smallpox, when used as a biological weapon, presents a serious threat to civilian populations. Core components of the public health management of a terrorism attack using smallpox are: vaccination (ring vaccin...

    Authors: Hajime Sato
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:200
    Content type: Review Published on:

  33. This study examines the public acceptance of smallpox vaccinations in the event of a terrorist attack using smallpox. The article also provides public health professionals with the information necessary for su...

    Authors: Hajime Sato, Jun Tomio, Yoshiaki Tanaka and Emiko Iwasaki
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:199
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  34. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cigarette smoking on plasma uric acid concentration and to determine the correlation between this parameter and the biological tobacco markers, plasma thi...

    Authors: Dhouha Haj Mouhamed, Asma Ezzaher, Fadoua Neffati, Wahiba Douki, Lotfi Gaha and Mohamed Fadhel Najjar
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:198
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  35. Point-of-purchase (POP) information at food stores could help promote healthy dietary habits. However, it has been difficult to evaluate the effects of such intervention on customers’ behavior. We objectively ...

    Authors: Yoshiko Ogawa, Naohito Tanabe, Akiko Honda, Tomoko Azuma, Nao Seki, Tsubasa Suzuki and Hiroshi Suzuki
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:192
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  36. Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are closely associated with hypertension, however, predictors of incident hypertension have not been fully established. We have conducted a study aimed at evaluating whet...

    Authors: Hiroki Satoh, Yasuaki Saijo, Reiko Kishi and Hiroyuki Tsutsui
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:189
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  37. The metabolic syndrome is an important social problem affecting many people in developed countries. Obesity is a leading cause of this syndrome, hence understanding molecular mechanisms underlying obesity is o...

    Authors: Hiroshi Wakao, Rika Wakao, Atsushi Oda and Hiroyoshi Fujita
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:193
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  38. We investigated whether habitual exercise (HE) (treadmill running) suppresses development of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) induced by ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe-NTA).

    Authors: Toyohiro Kato, Hiroaki Kawaguchi, Noriaki Miyoshi, Kohji Aoyama, Masaharu Komatsu, Masahisa Horiuchi, Hiroki Yoshida and Toru Takeuchi
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:191
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  39. It is well known that depression deteriorates basic activities of daily living (ADLs), such as eating and bathing, among the elderly, but little is known about the early impact of depression symptoms on the ne...

    Authors: Mari Kazama, Naoki Kondo, Kohta Suzuki, Junko Minai, Hisashi Imai and Zentaro Yamagata
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:186
    Content type: Short Communication Published on:

  41. This study analyzed the risk of infection with Plasmodium vivax in local residents through a stochastic simulation in which an infected tourist, local resident, or immigrants from an endemic area would visit Himi...

    Authors: Tomoyuki Bitoh, Kaoru Fueda, Hiroshi Ohmae, Mamoru Watanabe and Hirofumi Ishikawa
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:184
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  43. To analyze the changes in serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and bone alkaline phosphatase (BALP) activity and changes in osteocalcin (BGP) content following fluoride exposure and, thereby, determine the referen...

    Authors: Yu-e Song, Hao Tan, Ke-jian Liu, Yu-zeng Zhang, Yun Liu, Cui-rong Lu, Da-lin Yu, Jun Tu and Cai-yan Cui
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:181
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  44. Long-term exposure to inorganic arsenic is related to increased risk of cancer in the lung, skin, bladder, and, possibly, other sites. However, little is known about the consequences of developmental exposures...

    Authors: Takashi Yorifuji, Toshihide Tsuda, Hiroyuki Doi and Philippe Grandjean
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:182
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  45. To determine the changes in salivary chromogranin A (CgA) levels upon awakening in response to of stress by investigating the relationship between salivary CgA levels and the stress response as assessed by GHQ...

    Authors: Rei Den, Masahiro Toda, Masako Ohira and Kanehisa Morimoto
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:179
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  46. The purpose of this study was to compare current awareness of the “On a Code of Conduct for Scientists” (OCCS) among members of the Japanese Society for Hygiene (JSH).

    Authors: Wakaha Ikeda, Yutaka Inaba, Tatsuya Takeshita, Katsumi Yoshida, Kumiko Ogoshi and Kazushi Okamoto
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:175
    Content type: Short Communication Published on:

  47. The link between cigarette smoking and ventilatory threshold (VT) was investigated. We used data for 407 men and 418 women not taking medication. Habits of cigarette smoking were obtained through interviews by...

    Authors: Nobuyuki Miyatake, Takeyuki Numata, Kenji Nishii, Noriko Sakano, Takeshi Suzue, Tomohiro Hirao, Motohiko Miyachi and Izumi Tabata
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:178
    Content type: Short Communication Published on:

  49. Few studies calculating burden of disease (BOD) have been carried out in China. Disability-adjusted life years (DALY) is one of the useful methods used to estimate BOD. This study aims to use DALY for evaluati...

    Authors: Shang-Cheng Zhou, Le Cai, Jing Wang, Shao-guo Cui, Yun Chai, Bing Liu and Chong-Hua Wan
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:176
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  50. The leather industry is one of the main examples of industries which play an important role in the Indian economy in terms of exports and employment opportunities, while being blamed for environmental pollutio...

    Authors: Kapilkumar N. Ingle, Koichi Harada, Chang Nian Wei, Keiko Minamoto and Atsushi Ueda
    Citation: Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine 2010 16:168
    Content type: Short Communication Published on:

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