Biography

Prof. Kazushi Okamoto

Aichi Prefectural College of Nursing & Health, Japan


Email: [email protected]


Qualifications

1990 Ph.D., Aichi Medical University, Japan

1981 M.D., Aichi Medical University, Japan


Publications (Selected)

  1. Washio, M., Horiuchi, T., Kiyohara, C., Kodama, H., Tada, Y., Asami, T., ... & Okamoto, K. (2006). Smoking, drinking, sleeping habits, and other lifestyle factors and the risk of systemic lupus erythematosus in Japanese females: findings from the KYSS study. Modern rheumatology, 16(3), 143-150.
  2. Okamoto, K., Kobashi, G., Washio, M., Sasaki, S., Yokoyama, T., Miyake, Y., ... & Inaba, Y. (2005). Descriptive epidemiology of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in Japan, 1995-2001. Journal of epidemiology, 15(1), 20-23.
  3. Kihira, T., Sakurai, I., Yoshida, S., Wakayama, I., Takamiya, K., Okumura, R., ... & Okamoto, K. (2015). Neutron activation analysis of scalp hair from ALS patients and residents in the Kii Peninsula, Japan. Biological trace element research, 164, 36-42.
  4. Kihira, T., Okamoto, K., Yoshida, S., Kondo, T., Iwai, K., Wada, S., ... & Kuzuhara, S. (2013). Environmental characteristics and oxidative stress of inhabitants and patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in a high-incidence area on the Kii Peninsula, Japan. Internal Medicine, 52(13), 1479-1486.
  5. Kobashi, G., Hata, A., Uchida, K., Ishige, T., Abukawa, D., Tajiri, H., ... & research Group, T. J. P. I. B. D. (2015). A Case-Control Study to Detect Genetic and Acquired Risk Factors for Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. International Journal of Epidemiology, 44(suppl_1), i232-i232.
  6. Kokubo, Y., Murayama, S., Tomiyama, H., Hirokawa, Y., Hasegawa, M., Okamoto, K., ... & Kuzuhara, S. (2011). Research consortium of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/parkinsonism-dementia complex of the Kii peninsula of Japan. Alzheimer's and Dementia, 7(4), 7.
  7. Okamoto, K., & Harasawa, Y. (2011). Prediction of symptomatic depression by discriminant analysis in Japanese community-dwelling elderly. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 52(2), 177-180.
  8. Kihira, T., Okamoto, K., Yoshida, S., Wakayama, I., & Kibi, N. (2011). Use of complementary and alternative medicine by intractable neurodegenerative patients and caregivers. Japanese Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 11-16.
  9. Ikeda, W., Inaba, Y., Takeshita, T., Yoshida, K., Ogoshi, K., & Okamoto, K. (2011). Does the Japanese Society for Hygiene need its own Code of Conduct? A comparison of the responses of councilors and junior members based on a questionnaire survey. Environmental health and preventive medicine, 16, 178-184.
  10. Ikeda, W., Inaba, Y., Yoshida, K., Takeshita, T., Ogoshi, K., & Okamoto, K. (2010). Attitudes towards the code of conduct for scientists among council members of the Japanese Society for Hygiene. Nihon Eiseigaku zasshi. Japanese Journal of Hygiene, 65(1), 60-74.
  11. Okamoto, K., & Harasawa, Y. (2009). Predictor of increase in caregiver burden for disabled elderly at home. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 49(1), 129-131.
  12. Okamoto, K., Kihira, T., Kondo, T., Kobashi, G., Washio, M., Sasaki, S., ... & Nagai, M. (2009). Lifestyle factors and risk of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a case-control study in Japan. Annals of epidemiology, 19(6), 359-364.


Profile Details

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https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kazushi-Okamoto-2

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