Browsing HMS Scholarly Articles by Keyword "Japan"
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Correlation Between Pediatrician Supply and Public Health in Japan as Evidenced by Vaccination Coverage in 2010: Secondary Data Analysis
(Japan Epidemiological Association, 2015)Background: In industrialized countries, assessment of the causal effect of physician supply on population health has yielded mixed results. Since the scope of child vaccination is an indicator of preventive health service ... -
Evaluating the effect of Japan’s 2004 postgraduate training programme on the spatial distribution of physicians
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background: In 2004, the Japanese government permitted medical graduates for the first time to choose their training location directly through a national matching system. While the reform has had a major impact on physicians’ ... -
High Prevalence of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Relation to Social Factors in Affected Population One Year after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
(Public Library of Science, 2016)Objective: This study investigated post-traumatic stress symptoms in relation to the population affected by the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, one year after the disaster. Additionally, we investigated social factors, such ... -
Pediatricians’ Practice Location Choice—Evaluating the Effect of Japan’s 2004 Postgraduate Training Program on the Spatial Distribution of Pediatricians
(Japan Epidemiological Association, 2014)Objectives: To explore determinants of change in pediatrician supply in Japan, and examine impacts of a 2004 reform of postgraduate medical education on pediatricians’ practice location choice. Methods: Data were compiled ... -
Social participation and mental health: moderating effects of gender, social role and rurality
(BioMed Central, 2013)Background: Previous studies have reported that older people’s social participation has positive effects on their health. However, some studies showed that the impacts of social participation on health differ by gender. ...