Epidemiological Studies of Specified Rare and Intractable Disease

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Washio, Masakazu (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Kobashi, Gen (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Current Topics in Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine,
• Θέματα: Public health.; Epidemiology.; Public Health.

 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. . 

 1 Introduction -- 2 Risk factors for Ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament in Japan -- 3 Descriptive and analytic epidemiology of idiopathic osteonecrosis of the femoral head in Japan -- 4 Risk factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Screlosis -- 5 Risk and preventive factors for Parkinson's disease in Japan -- 6 Descriptive and analytic epidemiology of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus (iNPH) in Japan -- 7 Risk and preventive factors for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Japan -- 8 Epidemiology of ulcerative colitis in Japan -- 9 Epidemiology of Crohn's disease in Japan -- 10 The role of gene environment interaction in the aetiology of SLE -- 11 TNF receptor‐associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS).