Eiji Kajii

Biographic Data

ID1737257
NAMEEiji Kajii
GIVEN NAMESEiji
FAMILY NAMEKajii
SIGNATUREKAJII E
AFFILIATIONSJichi Medical University
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS6
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
H-INDEX2

  • SP1-31 Plasma fibrinogen level and myocardial infarction in the rural Japanese population

    Tomonori Toyotsuji, Shoko Ishikawa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2011

    Background Plasma fibrinogen, which is an inflammation marker, is known as a risk factor for myocardial infarction among Caucasians. However there is only one study examined among Japanese, which recruited from urban area. We examined the relation between plasma fibrinogen level and myocardial infarction by using data of JMS cohort that the participants were rural Japanese. Methods Study subjects were 6899 participants (2645 men and 4254 women) w…

  • P2-262 Green tea consumption reduces cancer mortality in Japan

    Takao Takeshima, Shigeru Ishikawa et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2011

    Introduction Previous studies have shown that Green tea consumption reduces colon cancer mortality and the risk of liver cancer. However, no studies have examined the association between green tea consumption and all-cancer mortality. Methods A multi-centre population based prospective cohort study in 12 districts in Japan collected baseline data on 12 490 participants from 1992 to 1995. Individuals for whom a history of green team consumption wa…

  • P2-124 Lower Lipoprotein(a) levels cause cerebral haemorrhage

    Shigeru Ishikawa, Kazunori Kayaba et al.ARTICLEJournal of Epidemiology and…2011

    Introduction Lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) plays an important role in atherosclerosis. Some observational studies report Lp(a) as positively associated with myocardial infarction, but the relationship between Lp(a) and stroke is unclear. We examined the relationship between Lp(a) and the incidence of stroke in the general population. Methods A multi-center population-based cohort study was conducted. A total of 10 444 men and women were eligible. Data w…

  • Definition of “Rural” Determines the Placement Outcomes of a Rural Medical Education Program

    Open AccessMasatoshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Inoue et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2010

    PURPOSE: To show the impact of changing the definition of what is "rural" on the outcomes of a rural medical education program. METHODS: A cross-sectional sample of 643 graduates under obligatory rural service and 1,699 graduates after serving their obligation, all from Jichi Medical University (JMU), a binding rural education program in Japan, were used as the data source. Communities were divided into decile groups according to population densi…

  • Policy implications of a financial incentive programme to retain a physician workforce in underserved Japanese rural areas

    Open AccessMasatoshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Inoue et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2010Cited by: 3References: 15

  • Geographic distribution of primary care physicians in Japan and Britain

    Open AccessMasatoshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Inoue et al.ARTICLEHealth & Place2009Cited by: 3References: 1

  • A Contract‐Based Training System for Rural Physicians

    Open AccessMasatoshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Inoue et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Rural Health2008

    Context: The number of studies on long‐term effects of rural medical education programs is limited. Personal factors that are associated with long‐term retention of physicians in rural areas are scarcely known. Purpose: The authors studied the outcomes of Jichi Medical University (JMU), whose mission is to produce rural doctors, and analyzed the characteristics of its graduates who engaged in rural practice even after their 9‐year obligation of r…