National Institute of Public Health

Geographic Absence of Home-Based Palliative Care in Japan: Do Outpatient Services Cover These Areas? A Nationwide Ecological Study

Objective: To evaluate geographic access to home-based palliative care across Japan’s 335 secondary medical areas (SMAs) and whether outpatient palliative care remains reachable where home-based services are absent. Design: Nationwide cross-sectional ecological study. Setting: Al...

Association of medical visit frequency with cardiovascular events and mortality in patients with dyslipidaemia: a cohort study using a Japanese claims database

Abstract Background Dyslipidaemia is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; however, the optimal frequency of medical visits remains unclear. Objective To examine whether medical visit frequency is associated with the incidence of cardiac events, cer...