Increased prescriptions for irritable bowel syndrome after the 2018 Japan Floods: a longitudinal analysis based on the Japanese National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups

Increased prescriptions for irritable bowel syndrome after the 2018 Japan Floods: a longitudinal analysis based on the Japanese National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups

Abstract Background The frequency and intensity of natural disasters are increasing worldwide, which makes our understanding of disaster-related diseases more important than ever. Natural disasters cause mental stress and infectious diarrhea, but the causal relationship between disasters and a poten...

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Main Authors: Yuji Okazaki, Shuhei Yoshida, Saori Kashima, Daisuke Miyamori, Masatoshi Matsumoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Irritable bowel syndrome
Post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome
Natural disaster
Mental stress
Epidemiology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02342-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-022-02342-6

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