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Open AccessPreventive dental care reduces risk of cardiovascular disease and pneumonia in hemodialysis population: a nationwide claims database analysis
This study aims to investigate the impact of dental care utilization status on the occurrence of fatal complications such as cerebral/cardiovascular disease (CVD) and infectious diseases in patients with end-s...
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Open AccessAssociations between school-based fluoride mouth-rinse program, medical-dental expense subsidy policy, and children's oral health in Japan: an ecological study
Dental caries are a common non-communicable disease among children. As a public health measure at the prefectural level, school-based fluoride mouth-rinse (S-FMR) program, medical/dental expense subsidy polici...
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Open AccessAssociation of marital status and access to dental care among the Japanese population: a cross-sectional study
Health disparities according to marital status have been reported worldwide. Although spouses provide an important social network that influences heath behaviors, limited studies have examined the association ...
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Open AccessDevelopment and validation of a risk score to predict the frequent emergency house calls among older people who receive regular home visits
The demand for home healthcare is increasing in Japan, and a 24-hour on-call system could be a burden for primary care physicians. Identifying high-risk patients who need frequent emergency house calls could h...
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Open AccessValidity of diagnoses and procedures in Japanese dental claims data
Dental claims data have been used for epidemiological studies without establishing the validity of the recorded diagnoses or procedures. The present study aimed to examine the accuracy of diagnoses, procedures...
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Risk of Cancer in Association with Ranitidine and Nizatidine vs Other H2 Blockers: Analysis of the Japan Medical Data Center Claims Database 2005–2018
In September 2019, ranitidine and nizatidine were suggested to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine, a carcinogenic substance. People have since been concerned about the potential impact of ranitidine/nizatidine use on...
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Recent trends in vitreoretinal surgery: a nationwide database study in Japan, 2010–2017
We clarified recent trends in vitreoretinal surgery in Japan, which is a rapidly aging country.
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Association between perioperative oral care and postoperative pneumonia after cancer resection: conventional versus high-dimensional propensity score matching analysis
Perioperative oral care was reported to decrease postoperative pneumonia after cancer resections. However, the effect remains controversial because previous studies were limited due to their small sample sizes...
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Tranexamic acid and post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage: propensity score and instrumental variable analyses
Although post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage occurs rarely, it can be life-threatening. Previous studies showed that tranexamic acid (TXA) had insignificant association with the rate of post-tonsillectomy hemorrhage...
