Improved perinatal health through qualified antenatal care in urban Phnom Penh, CambodiaEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 12 - Trang 193-201 - 2007
Mean-Heng Ngy, Keiko Nakamura, Mayumi Ohnishi, Masashi Kizuki, Satoshi Suyama, Kaoruko Seino, Tomoko Inose, Masahiro Umezaki, Masafumi Watanabe, Takehito Takano
The aim of this study is to examine the utilities of antenatal care with comprehensive health education qualified in Phnom Penh for the health of mothers and infants during perinatal and postpartum periods. Attention was given to the existing socioeconomic disparties among women in this urban area, and the utilities were discussed irrespective of socioeconomic status. A total of 436 pregnant women...... hiện toàn bộ
The relationship of lifestyle factors, personal character, and mental health status of employees of a major Japanese electrical manufacturerEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 5 - Trang 144-149 - 2001
Kunio Nakayama, Kyohei Yamaguchi, Soichiro Maruyama, Kanehisa Morimoto
To examine the relationship lifestyle factors, personal character, mental health status, and job strain a self-administered questionnaire survey was conducted among employees of a leading electrical manufacturing company in Japan. A total of 2,327 workers (Male=1,668, Female=659) responded to the survey. We analyzed the relationships of health practices based on such factors as: Free child (FC) fr...... hiện toàn bộ
Gene-environmental interactions: Lessons from porphyriaEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 7 - Trang 254-263 - 2003
Shigeru Sassa
The porphyrias are uncommon, complex, and fascinating metabolic conditions, caused by deficiencies in the activities of the enzymes of the heme biosynthetic pathway. Two cardinal symptoms of the porphyrias are cutaneous photosensitivity and neurologic disturbances. Molecular analysis of gene defects has shown that there are multiple and heterogeneous mutations in each porphyria. Patients with symp...... hiện toàn bộ
Efficacy of influenza vaccine among elderly patients by physical activity statusEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 7 - Trang 183-188 - 2002
Yuichi Hara, Akihito Hagihara, Hideyuki Ikematu, Koichi Nobutomo
Although many studies have shown the usefulness of influenza vaccine in elderly in-patients, the efficacy of vaccination with regard to the daily physical activities of patients has not been fully evaluated. To address this issue, we correlated the use of medical resources with vaccination status in patients categorized according to their daily activity levels. The subjects comprised 237 in-patien...... hiện toàn bộ
Diurnal variation in neutrophil functionEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 1 - Trang 65-70 - 1996
Masahiko Shiraishi, Katsuhiko Suzuki, Tatsuya Abe, Takashi Kikuchi, Hideki Satoh, Shigeyuki Nakaji, Kazuo Sugawara
Neutrophil functions, including chemotaxis, reactive oxygen species (ROS)-producing capacity of neutrophils, and serum opsonic activity were investigated in 9 young healthy male volunteers. Venous blood of these volunteers was obtained under standardized conditions at 4-h intervals over a 24-h span. Neutrophil chemotaxis was evaluated by a modified Boyden technique, ROS-producing capacity of neutr...... hiện toàn bộ
Turkey Handwashing Survey: suggestion for taking the ecological model into better considerationEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 20 - Trang 325-331 - 2015
Hakan Tüzün, Kağan Karakaya, Emine Baran Deniz
This study is aimed to find out the handwashing habits and their relations to the socio-economic variables. The sampling is determined regarding the address-based population registration system of the country. The multi-staged stratified cluster sampling method was used. It is conducted by a face to face questionnaire with 6854 persons. 22 questions are asked whether they are washing their hands o...... hiện toàn bộ
Attitudes toward taking medication among outpatients with schizophrenia: cross-national comparison between Tokyo and BeijingEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 13 - Trang 288-295 - 2008
Naoaki Kuroda, Shiyou Sun, Chih-Kuang Lin, Nobuaki Morita, Hirotaka Kashiwase, Fude Yang, Yoji Nakatani
The aim of this study was to compare attitudes toward medication and associated factors for patients with schizophrenia in Japan and China. Age-group matched samples were drawn from outpatients in Tokyo (N = 76) and Beijing (N = 76) according to the same inclusion/exclusion criteria. Psychotropic prescription and attitudes toward medication were measured using Drug Attitude Inventory-30 (DAI-30) a...... hiện toàn bộ
Practicality of Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire in evaluation of exercise capacity of community-dwelling Japanese elderlyEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - - 2006
Shinji Kojima, Da Hong Wang, Kimihiko Tokumori, Noriko Sakano, Yudai Yamasaki, Yoko Takemura, Carmen M. Kurosawa, Sakiko Kanbara, Takashi Oka, Kohei Hara, Satoru Ikeda, Kazuhíde Oginö