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Progress Report of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Community-based Cohort Study: Study Profile of the Repeated Center-based Survey During Second Period in Miyagi Prefecture
Authors
Atsushi Hozawa, Kumi Nakaya, Naoki Nakaya, Tomohiro Nakamura, Mana Kogure, Rieko Hatanaka, Ippei Chiba, Ikumi Kanno, Junichi Sugawara, Eiichi Kodama, Yohei Hamanaka, Tomoko Kobayashi, Akira Uruno, Naho Tsuchiya, Takumi Hirata, Akira Narita, Akito Tsuboi, Toru Tamahara, Akihito Otsuki, Maki Goto, Makiko Taira, Ritsuko Shimizu, Kichiya Suzuki, Taku Obara, Masahiro Kikuya, Hirohito Metoki, Mami Ishikuro, Inaho Danjoh, Soichi Ogishima, Satoshi Nagaie, Naoko Minegishi, Masahiro Hiratsuka, Kazuki Kumada, Ichiko Nishijima, Takahiro Nobukuni, Yumi Yamaguchi-Kabata, Fuji Nagami, Shigeo Kure, Nobuo Fuse, Kengo Kinoshita, Yoko Izumi, Shinichi Kuriyama, Masayuki Yamamoto
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- We report the recruitment method and characteristics of participants of the second period survey of Miyagi Prefecture part of the TMM CommCohort Study.
- The survey cohort is one of Japan's largest cohorts to be included in a prospective study.
- The repeated measurements in the second period survey and analysis revealed changes in many survey items and their relationship to disease onset.
- The study elucidated the long-term effects of the disaster on health, with information for preventing illness and providing individualized treatment.
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