Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Article	Citations
Health impacts of environmental contamination of micro- and nanoplastics: a review	176
Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control	138
Does COVID-19 change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours in Kuwait: a community-based cross-sectional study	127
Air pollution and children’s health—a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter	99
Association between exposure to ambient air pollution and hospital admission, incidence, and mortality of stroke: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of more than 23 million participants	77
Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account	62
COVID-19 pandemic-induced physical inactivity: the necessity of updating the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030	52
An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures	51
Study design and baseline characteristics of a population-based prospective cohort study of dementia in Japan: the Japan Prospective Studies Collaboration for Aging and Dementia (JPSC-AD)	46
Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order	45
Remote cardiac rehabilitation is a good alternative of outpatient cardiac rehabilitation in the COVID-19 era	45
National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	42
Food safety knowledge, attitude, and hygiene practices of street-cooked food handlers in North Dayi District, Ghana	40
Anemia as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	40
Students’ attitude and sleep pattern during school closure following COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: a web-based survey in south of Iran	39
Early childhood screen time as a predictor of emotional and behavioral problems in children at 4 years: a birth cohort study in China	38
Effects of forest bathing on pre-hypertensive and hypertensive adults: a review of the literature	36
Changes in health status, workload, and lifestyle after starting the COVID-19 pandemic: a web-based survey of Japanese men and women	30
Reproducibility and validity of food group intake in a short food frequency questionnaire for the middle-aged Japanese population	26
Acute effect of ambient fine particulate matter on heart rate variability: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of panel studies	26
Body mass index, waist circumference, and risk of hearing loss: a meta-analysis and systematic review of observational study	25
Public perceptions, individual characteristics, and preventive behaviors for COVID-19 in six countries: a cross-sectional study	25
The mechanism of enriched environment repairing the learning and memory impairment in offspring of prenatal stress by regulating the expression of activity-regulated cytoskeletal-associated and insuli	24
Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students	24
Cross-sectional study of individual and environmental factors associated with life-space mobility among community-dwelling independent older people	23

Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: cohort profile 2021	22
Outdoor air pollution and diminished ovarian reserve among infertile Korean women	21
Quality and safety of municipal drinking water in Addis Ababa City, Ethiopia	21
The role of Environmental Health in preventing antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries	21
Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study	21
Facilitators and barriers to improved cookstove adoption: a community-based cross-sectional study in Northwest Ethiopia	20
Maternal metal concentration during gestation and pediatric morbidity in children: an exploratory analysis	20
Influence of height on endothelial maintenance activity: a narrative review	20
Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	19
Biomass-fuelled improved cookstove intervention to prevent household air pollution in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial	19
Multidisciplinary approach to assess the toxicities of arsenic and barium in drinking water	19
Household air pollution and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of 14 demographic and health surveys	19
Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and associated factors among bank workers in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study	18
Prevalence and factors associated with tobacco use among men in India: findings from a nationally representative data	17
Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention —the Establishment of “Forest Medicine”—	16
Resveratrol inhibits Ca2+ signals and aggregation of platelets	16
Epidemiology and risk factors of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Iran: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis	16
Fundamental movement skills in preschoolers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a serial cross-sectional study	15
The association between urinary bisphenol A levels and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017	15
Effects of short-term exposure to ambient airborne pollutants on COPD-related mortality among the elderly residents of Chengdu city in Southwest China	15
Replacing school and out-of-school sedentary behaviors with physical activity and its associations with adiposity in children and adolescents: a compositional isotemporal substitution analysis	15
The relationship between socioeconomic status and childhood overweight/obesity is linked through paternal obesity and dietary intake: a cross-sectional study in Chongqing, China	14
Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Lower albumin levels are associated with frailty measures, trace elements, and an inflammation marker in a cross-sectional study in Tanushimaru	14
Factors influencing protective behavior in the post-COVID-19 period in China: a cross-sectional study	14
Methylmercury toxic mechanism related to protein degradation and chemokine transcription	13
Association between the type of physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adult residents of a semi-mountainous area in Japan	13
The associated factors of cesarean section during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in nine cities of China	13
The Lifelong Health Support 10: a Japanese prescription for a long and healthy life	13
Factors related to turnover intentions and work-related injuries and accidents among professional caregivers: a cross-sectional questionnaire study	12
Evaluation of the college-based HIV/AIDS education policy in Beijing, China: a mixed method approach	12
Seasonality of mortality under a changing climate: a time-series analysis of mortality in Japan between 1972 and 2015	12
Stair climbing and incident atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study	12
Associations between urinary heavy metal concentrations and blood pressure in residents of Asian countries	12
Hepatitis B and C virus infection among healthcare workers in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	11
Identification by TCGA database search of five genes that are aberrantly expressed and involved in hepatocellular carcinoma potentially via DNA methylation changes	11
Cumulative inactivated vaccine exposure and allergy development among children: a birth cohort from Japan	11
Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT	11
The effect of health literacy on health status among residents in Qingdao, China: a path analysis	11
Early childhood traffic-related air pollution and risk of allergic rhinitis at 2–4 years of age modification by family stress and male gender: a case-control study in Shenyang, China	11
Covid-19 vaccine management (Comirnaty and mrna-1273 Moderna) in a teaching hospital in Italy: a short report on the vaccination campaign	11
The effect of the 2018 Japan Floods on cognitive decline among long-term care insurance users in Japan: a retrospective cohort study	11
Review of the health benefits of habitual consumption of miso soup: focus on the effects on sympathetic nerve activity, blood pressure, and heart rate	11
Influence of increased physical activity without body weight loss on hepatic inflammation in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease	11
Effect of diurnal temperature range on emergency room visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections	11
Association between surgical procedures under general anesthesia in infancy and developmental outcomes at 1 year: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	11
Lifestyle interventions in the maritime settings: a systematic review	10
Mental health and related influencing factors among rural elderly in 14 poverty state counties of Chongqing, Southwest China: a cross-sectional study	10
Prevalence of an incompetent lip seal during growth periods throughout Japan: a large-scale, survey-based, cross-sectional study	10
The incidence of diabetes among the non-diabetic residents in Kawauchi village, Fukushima, who experienced evacuation after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster	10

The prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi Prefecture for 3 years after the Great Eas t Japan Earthquake	10
Association between Asian dust exposure and respiratory function in children with bronchial asthma in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan	10
Morphology and epidemiological study of idiopathic scoliosis among primary school students in Chaozhou, China	10
Development and psychometric evaluation of waste separation beliefs and behaviors scale among female students of medical sciences university based on the extended parallel process model	10
Associations of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study	9
Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on serotonin in serum, depressive symptoms and subjective sleep quality in middle-aged males	9
Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Kolfe-Keranyo sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	9
Changes in smoking behavior among victims after the great East Japan earthquake and tsunami	9
Sex differences in the link between blood cobalt concentrations and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes	9
Symptoms of mental health problems among Italian adolescents in 2017–2018 school year: a multicenter cross-sectional study	9
Effects of maternal exposure to arsenic on social behavior and related gene expression in F2 male mice	9
The association between overweight and prevalence of food allergy in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study	9
Paradoxical effects of arsenic in the lungs	9
Associations between thyroid-stimulating hormone and hypertension according to thyroid cyst status in the general population: a cross-sectional study	8
Optimization and validation of a highly sensitive method for determining glyphosate in human urine by solid-phase extraction and liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry: a methodological s	8
Establishment and associated factors of health records among young Chinese migrants	8
The association between sleep duration, bedtimes, and early pubertal timing among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study	8
Pilea umbrosa ameliorate CCl4 induced hepatic injuries by regulating endoplasmic reticulum stress, pro-inflammatory and fibrosis genes in rat	8
When physical activity meets the physical environment: precision health insights from the intersection	8
Classes of childhood adversities and their associations to the mental health of college undergraduates: a nationwide cross-sectional study	8
Prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru City of Southern India	8
The role of absolute humidity in respiratory mortality in Guangzhou, a hot and wet city of South China	8
Tuberculosis and anemia—cause or effect?	7
Relationship between sleep duration and TV time with cardiometabolic risk in adolescents	7
Dietary supplement use in elementary school children: a Japanese web-based survey	7
Chronic exposure of bisphenol S (BPS) affect hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular activities in adult male rats: possible in estrogenic mode of action	7
Genetic and immune changes in Tibetan high-altitude populations contribute to biological adaptation to hypoxia	7
Circadian effects of ionizing radiation on reproductive function and clock genes expression in male mouse	7
Respiratory symptoms related to flour dust exposure are significantly high among small and medium scale flour mill workers in Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional survey	7
Reduction in inequalities in health insurance coverage and healthcare utilization among older adults in the Philippines after mandatory national health insurance coverage: trend analysis for 2003–2017	7
Mortality by occupation and industry among Japanese men in the 2015 fiscal year	7
Knowledge and associated factors towards cytotoxic drug handling among University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital health professionals, institutional-based cross-sectional study	7
Immunological status and virological suppression among HIV-infected adults on highly active antiretroviral therapy	7
Association between metal cobalt exposure and the risk of congenital heart defect occurrence in offspring: a multi-hospital case-control study	7
Reducing the consumption of personal protective equipment by setting up a multifunctional sampling station in the emergency department to screen for COVID-19 infection in Taiwan	6
The use of geographical analysis in assessing the impact of patients’ home addresses on their participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study	6
Conflict-related environmental damages on health: lessons learned from the past wars and ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine	6
Electrocardiogram abnormalities in residents in cold homes: a cross-sectional analysis of the nationwide Smart Wellness Housing survey in Japan	6
Pathway from interpersonal sensitivity to depression among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 campus lockdown	6
Education and household income and carotid intima-media thickness in Japan: baseline data from the Aidai Cohort Study in Yawatahama, Uchiko, Seiyo, and Ainan	6
Effects of exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on changing platelets: a prospective cohort study	6
Lifestyle behaviors and home and school environment in association with sick building syndrome among elementary school children: a cross-sectional study	6
Effectiveness of community and school-based sanitation interventions in improving latrine coverage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled interventions	6
Association between self-reported snoring and hypertension among Chinese Han population aged 30–79 in Chongqing, China	6
A comparative study of international and Chinese public health emergency management from the perspective of knowledge domains mapping	6
Households with unimproved water sources in Ethiopia: spatial variation and point-of-use treatment based on 2016 Demographic and Health Survey	6
Household heating associated with disability in activities of daily living among Chinese middle-aged and elderly: a longitudinal study	6
Association between lithium in tap water and suicide mortality rates in Miyazaki Prefecture	6
Paternal occupational exposures and infant congenital heart defects in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	5
An age-period-cohort analysis of mortality rates for stomach, colorectal, liver, and lung cancer among prefectures in Japan, 1999–2018	5
Associations of exposure to secondhand smoke with hypertension risk and blood pressure values in adults	5
Analysis of furans and pyridines from new generation heated tobacco product in Japan	5
Associations between floods and bacillary dysentery cases in main urban areas of Chongqing, China, 2005–2016: a retrospective study	5
Association between physical function and long-term care in community-dwelling older and oldest people: the SONIC study	5
Predicting demand for long-term care using Japanese healthcare insurance claims data	5
Examining geographical disparities in the incubation period of the COVID-19 infected cases in Shenzhen and Hefei, China	5
The influence of information sources on intention changes to receive COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study in Japan	5
Association between high psychological distress and poor oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) in Japanese community-dwelling people: the Nagasaki Islands Study	5
Relationship of living arrangement with the decline in functional capacity in elderly people by gender: a longitudinal observational study	5
Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population	5
Associations between handgrip strength and hypertension in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels among Japanese older men: a cross-sectional study	5
Differences of body composition and physical strength among Japanese and Thai older adults living in Chiang Mai, Thailand: an inter-ethnic cross-sectional study	5
Research on the quality hospice care of elderly cancer patients in China under social work intervention	5
Development and validation of an environmental heat strain risk assessment (EHSRA) index using structural equation modeling based on empirical relations	4
Lack of association between multiple polymorphisms in aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) gene and cancer susceptibility	4
PM2.5 exposure and DLEC1 promoter methylation in Taiwan Biobank participants	4
The willingness for dietary and behavioral changes in frontline epidemic prevention workers after experiencing the outbreak of COVID-19 in China: a cross-sectional study	4
Predictors of happiness during the COVID-19 pandemic in mothers of infants and/or preschoolers: a pre-COVID-19 comparative study in Japan	4
Social and family factors as determinants of exercise habits in Japanese elementary school children: a cross-sectional study from the Super Shokuiku School Project	4
Economic, cognitive, and social paths of education to health-related behaviors: evidence from a population-based study in Japan	4
Time trends of socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking in Okinawa, Japan, 2008–2016: a repeated cross-sectional study	4
Effect of professional certification on employees’ return-to-work rate after occupational injuries in Korea: focusing on vulnerable groups	4
An especial transition phase of hospitals: the adaptation of hospital operations to the development of COVID-19 and policy adjustments	4
Global warming and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games: a perspective from the Tokyo 2020 Games	4
Weekend and off-hour effects on the incidence of cerebral palsy: contribution of consolidated perinatal care	4
Gene-environment interactions related to maternal exposure to environmental and lifestyle-related chemicals during pregnancy and the resulting adverse fetal growth: a review	4
Survival of HIV/AIDS patients treated under ART follow-up at the University hospital, northwest Ethiopia	4
Spectator medicine at an international mega sports event: Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan	4
Geographical variations and associated factors of defaulting from immunization among children aged 12 to 23 months in Ethiopia: using spatial and multilevel analysis of 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and	4
Factors associated with adults’ actions to confirm their own rubella immune status in Japan’s drive toward rubella elimination: Cross-sectional online survey of non-healthcare workers in their 20s to	4

Urinary N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide as a biomarker for cardiovascular events in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study	4
Increasing hepatitis virus screening uptake at worksites in Japan using nudge theory and full subsidies	4
The relationship between public service motivation and turnover intention: the mediating role of work stress and task performance	4
Industry and workplace characteristics associated with the downloading of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in Japan: a nation-wide cross-sectional study	4
Determinants of alcohol consumption and marijuana use among young adults in the Republic of Palau	4
Assessment of hematological parameters of petrol filling workers at petrol stations in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study	4
Early life blood lead levels and asthma diagnosis at age 4–6 years	3
Engagement in different sport disciplines during university years and risk of locomotive syndrome in older age: J-Fit+ Study	3
Lifestyle behaviors associated with the initiation of renal replacement therapy in Japanese patients with chronic kidney disease: a retrospective cohort study using a claims database linked with speci	3
Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China	3
Awareness and knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women and the general public: a web-based survey in Japan	3
How adverse and benevolent childhood experiences influence depression and suicidal ideation in Chinese undergraduates: a latent class analysis	3
Impact of birth season on the years of life lost from respiratory diseases in the elderly related to ambient PM2.5 exposure in Ningbo, China	3
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nursing students in Japan: a cross-sectional study	3
Early prenatal exposure to air pollutants and congenital heart disease: a nested case-control study	3
Association of physical activity and dietary inflammatory index with overweight/obesity in US adults: NHANES 2007–2018	3
Association between willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and sources of health information among Japanese workers: a cohort study	3
Interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors: a school-based cross-sectional survey in China	3
Effects of COVID-19 pandemics on urinary metabolites in kidney stone patients: our kidney stone prevention clinic experience	3
Estimation of daily sodium and potassium excretion from overnight urine of Japanese children and adolescents	3
Linalyl acetate restores colon contractility and blood pressure in repeatedly stressed-ulcerative colitis rats	3
The single nucleotide polymorphism rs1814521 in long non-coding RNA <i>ADGRG3</i> associates with the susceptibility to silicosis: a multi-stage study	3
Association of epidural analgesia during labor with neurodevelopment of children during the first three years: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	3
Associations of novel 24-h accelerometer-derived metrics with adiposity in children and adolescents	3
Number of public health nurses and COVID-19 incidence rate by variant type: an ecological study of 47 prefectures in Japan	3
Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey	3
Associations between trunk-to-peripheral fat ratio and cardiometabolic risk factors in elderly Japanese men: baseline data from the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) study	3
Association between socioeconomic status and prolonged television viewing time in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010	3
Phytochemicals of Periploca aphylla Dcne. ameliorated streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rat	3
Development of a relational workplace social capital scale for Japanese nurses	3
Efficacy of personal protective equipment to prevent environmental infection of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a systematic review	3
A longitudinal study of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in a random sample of the general population in Hiroshima in 2020	3
Association between vaccination status and COVID-19-related health outcomes among community-dwelling COVID-19 patients in Nara, Japan	3
Determinants of bone health in elderly Japanese men: study design and key findings of the Fujiwara-kyo Osteoporosis Risk in Men (FORMEN) cohort study	3
Acute respiratory symptoms and its associated factors among mothers who have under five-years-old children in northwest, Ethiopia	3
Occupational status and self-reported low back pain by gender: a nation-wide cross-sectional study among the general population in Japan	3