Introduction -- Risk factors for Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in Japan -- Descriptive and analytic epidemiology of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Japan -- Risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Screlosis -- Risk and preventive factors for Parkinson's disease in Japan -- Descriptive and analytic epidemiology of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) in Japan -- Risk and preventive factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Japan -- Epidemiology of ulcerative colitis in Japan -- Epidemiology of Crohn's disease in Japan -- The role of gene-environment interaction in the aetiology of SLE -- Epidemiological studies of specified rare and intractable disease
Summary
"This book presents research findings from epidemiological studies investigating chronic and intractable diseases with unidentifiable causes from a clinical perspective. Each chapter provides the latest findings on specific diseases, including procedures for their study, insights into their causes, risk factors and preventive factors providing a foundation for new ideas and further development as well as establishing treatment procedures. Epidemiological Studies of Specified Rare and Intractable Disease(Nanbyo in Japanese) is a valuable resource for both new and established researchers as well as students who are seeking information on public health and on environmental and clinical epidemiology."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references
Notes
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed September 19, 2018)
