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
Associations of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional studyEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 26 Số 1 - 2021
Zheng Ren, Xiumin Zhang, Yue Shen, Xiangrong Li, Minfu He, Hong Shi, Hanfang Zhao, Shuang Zha, Shanpeng Qiao, Yuyu Li, Yajiao Pu, Xinwen Fan, Xia Guo, Hongjian Liu
Abstract
Background
Limited published research has examined the relationships of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality in Chinese junior high school students. We aimed to investigate the prevalence of poor sleep quality and to clarify the role of coping styles between negative li...... hiện toàn bộ
Effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic fields (ELF-EMF) exposure on B6C3F1 miceEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 20 - Trang 287-293 - 2015
Guangying Qi, Xiaoxu Zuo, Lihua Zhou, Eriko Aoki, Aya Okamula, Mika Watanebe, Haipeng Wang, Qiuhui Wu, Huiling Lu, Handan Tuncel, Hiromitsu Watanabe, Sien Zeng, Fumio Shimamoto
Long-term exposure study was conducted to investigate the effects of extremely low-frequency electromagnetic field on the tumor promotion process and fertility. Ten pregnant C57BL/6NCrj mice were exposed to 50 Hz field 500 mG for 1 week (12 h per day), and 24 male and 42 female B6C3F1mice born from them were further exposed up to 15.5 months. As a control group, 10 pregnant mice were bred without ...... hiện toàn bộ
Prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru City of Southern IndiaEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 25 - Trang 1-9 - 2020
Naveen Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty, Gautham Melur Sukumar, Sumanth Mallikarjun Majgi, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manasa Brahmanandam Anand
Helmet use reduces the risk and severity of head injury and death due to road traffic crash among motorcyclists. The protective efficacy of different types of helmets varies. Wearing firmly fastened full-face helmet termed as effective helmet use provides greatest protection. This study estimates the prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru, a tier ...... hiện toàn bộ
Positive predictive values for self-reported fractures in an adult Japanese populationEnvironmental Health and Preventive Medicine - Tập 16 - Trang 129-132 - 2010
Kazutoshi Nakamura, Manami Inoue, Yoshikazu Kaneko, Shoichiro Tsugane
Self-reporting provides useful information for assessing the risk factors of osteoporotic fractures in large cohort studies. However, to data, no studies in Japan have confirmed the accuracy of this approach in this context. The aim of the study reported here was to determine the positive predictive value (PPV) for the self-reporting of fractures. A total of 133 participants of the Oguni cohort in...... hiện toàn bộ