Environmental health and preventive medicine
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Environ Health Prev Med · Nov 2016
Psychological distress between chronic hemodialysis patients with and without low back pain.
The aim of this study was to compare psychological distress between patients on chronic hemodialysis with and without chronic low back pain (CLBP). ⋯ These results suggest that higher psychological distress was a fundamental feature in patients on chronic hemodialysis with CLBP.
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Environ Health Prev Med · Nov 2016
Rural-urban differences in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in independent community-dwelling elderly residents of Ojiya city, Niigata Prefecture, Japan.
This study aimed to examine rural-urban differences in the prevalence of cognitive impairment in Japan. ⋯ The prevalence of cognitive impairment was higher in the rural area relative to urban areas in Ojiya city. This regional difference suggests the existence of potentially modifiable factors other than lifestyle in relation to cognitive impairment.
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Environ Health Prev Med · Nov 2016
Factors associated with illicit opioid use in methadone maintenance treatment clients in 5 Provinces, China.
To investigate factors associated with illicit opioid use among methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) population. ⋯ Age, gender, route of heroin use and daily MMT dosages were associated with illicit opioid use. A tailored intervention is needed for a promotion of MMT.