Changes in the cause of death in Japan before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yuna Uchi, Erika Yamashita, Masahiro Kami, Morihito Takita

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Article in Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

Cohort profile: the Korean National Health Examination Baseline (KNHEB) cohort for longitudinal health monitoring in South Korea.BMC public health · 2025
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Japan's Demographic Dilemma: Navigating the Postpandemic Population Decline.JMA journal · 2024
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All-cause mortality and Japan's early countermeasures: Authors' reply.Health science reports · 2024
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The mRNA Vaccination Rate Is Negatively and the Proportion of Elderly Individuals Is Positively Associated With the Excess Mortality Rate After 2020 in Japan.Cureus · 2024
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Efficacy of the fully automated oral care robot with adjunctive MA-T gel for dental biofilm removal: A prospective crossover study.Journal of oral biology and craniofacial research
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Yuna UchiDepartment of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.

Erika YamashitaResearch Division, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

Masahiro KamiResearch Division, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan.

Morihito TakitaDepartment of Radiation Health Management, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, Fukushima, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan; Research Division, Medical Governance Research Institute, Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: takita-m@fmu.ac.jp.

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6 · The paper itself

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COVID-19Cause of DeathHumansJapanMortalityPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Cause of deathExcess mortalityFrail elderly

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PMID36931051

DOI10.1016/j.archger.2023.104993

PMCPMC10008090

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