Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine

Article	Citations
Environmental factors involved in SARS-CoV-2 transmission: effect and role of indoor environmental quality in the strategy for COVID-19 infection control	161
Does COVID-19 change dietary habits and lifestyle behaviours in Kuwait: a community-based cross-sectional study	143
Air pollution and children’s health—a review of adverse effects associated with prenatal exposure from fine to ultrafine particulate matter	138
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	92
An overview of occupational noise-induced hearing loss among workers: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and preventive measures	80
Effects of the built environment on physical activity: a systematic review of longitudinal studies taking sex/gender into account	79
COVID-19 pandemic-induced physical inactivity: the necessity of updating the Global Action Plan on Physical Activity 2018-2030	59
Cross-sectional survey of depressive symptoms and suicide-related ideation at a Japanese national university during the COVID-19 stay-home order	57
National, regional, and global prevalence of cigarette smoking among women/females in the general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis	57
Anemia as a risk factor for tuberculosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis	53
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)	52
Food safety knowledge, attitude, and hygiene practices of street-cooked food handlers in North Dayi District, Ghana	49
Early childhood screen time as a predictor of emotional and behavioral problems in children at 4 years: a birth cohort study in China	45
Students’ attitude and sleep pattern during school closure following COVID-19 pandemic quarantine: a web-based survey in south of Iran	42
Changes in health status, workload, and lifestyle after starting the COVID-19 pandemic: a web-based survey of Japanese men and women	32
Reproducibility and validity of food group intake in a short food frequency questionnaire for the middle-aged Japanese population	32
Hokkaido birth cohort study on environment and children’s health: cohort profile 2021	31
The role of Environmental Health in preventing antimicrobial resistance in low- and middle-income countries	31
Public perceptions, individual characteristics, and preventive behaviors for COVID-19 in six countries: a cross-sectional study	30
Acute effect of ambient fine particulate matter on heart rate variability: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis of panel studies	29
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	29
Factors associated with food safety knowledge and practices among meat handlers in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study	28
Household air pollution and under-five mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of 14 demographic and health surveys	27
Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students	26
Cross-sectional study of individual and environmental factors associated with life-space mobility among community-dwelling independent older people	25

Prevalence and factors associated with tobacco use among men in India: findings from a nationally representative data	25
Outdoor air pollution and diminished ovarian reserve among infertile Korean women	25
Maternal metal concentration during gestation and pediatric morbidity in children: an exploratory analysis	23
Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention —the Establishment of “Forest Medicine”—	23
Influence of height on endothelial maintenance activity: a narrative review	23
Lower albumin levels are associated with frailty measures, trace elements, and an inflammation marker in a cross-sectional study in Tanushimaru	22
Biomass-fuelled improved cookstove intervention to prevent household air pollution in Northwest Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial	21
Dental caries and associated factors in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis	20
Epidemiology and risk factors of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers in Iran: a systematic reviews and meta-analysis	20
The association between urinary bisphenol A levels and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Korean adults: Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) 2015-2017	19
Fundamental movement skills in preschoolers before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: a serial cross-sectional study	19
Resveratrol inhibits Ca2+ signals and aggregation of platelets	19
The associated factors of cesarean section during COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study in nine cities of China	18
The effect of health literacy on health status among residents in Qingdao, China: a path analysis	17
Associations of negative life events and coping styles with sleep quality among Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional study	17
When physical activity meets the physical environment: precision health insights from the intersection	17
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	16
Occupational exposures to blood and body fluids among healthcare workers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Morphology and epidemiological study of idiopathic scoliosis among primary school students in Chaozhou, China	15
Factors influencing protective behavior in the post-COVID-19 period in China: a cross-sectional study	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
Associations between urinary heavy metal concentrations and blood pressure in residents of Asian countries	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
Substance use and associated factors among preparatory school students in Kolfe-Keranyo sub-city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	14
Association between the type of physical activity and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adult residents of a semi-mountainous area in Japan	14
The Lifelong Health Support 10: a Japanese prescription for a long and healthy life	14
Investigating age and regional effects on the relation between the incidence of heat-related ambulance transport and daily maximum temperature or WBGT	14
Hepatitis B and C virus infection among healthcare workers in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis	14
Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on serotonin in serum, depressive symptoms and subjective sleep quality in middle-aged males	14
Seasonality of mortality under a changing climate: a time-series analysis of mortality in Japan between 1972 and 2015	13
The role of absolute humidity in respiratory mortality in Guangzhou, a hot and wet city of South China	13
Sex differences in the link between blood cobalt concentrations and insulin resistance in adults without diabetes	13
Stair climbing and incident atrial fibrillation: a prospective cohort study	13
Paradoxical effects of arsenic in the lungs	13
Genetic and immune changes in Tibetan high-altitude populations contribute to biological adaptation to hypoxia	12
Covid-19 vaccine management (Comirnaty and mrna-1273 Moderna) in a teaching hospital in Italy: a short report on the vaccination campaign	12
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	12
The effect of the 2018 Japan Floods on cognitive decline among long-term care insurance users in Japan: a retrospective cohort study	12
Classes of childhood adversities and their associations to the mental health of college undergraduates: a nationwide cross-sectional study	12
The prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi Prefecture for 3 years after the Great Eas t Japan Earthquake	12
The association between overweight and prevalence of food allergy in Japanese children: a cross-sectional study	11
Effects of maternal exposure to arsenic on social behavior and related gene expression in F2 male mice	11
Prevalence of an incompetent lip seal during growth periods throughout Japan: a large-scale, survey-based, cross-sectional study	11
Effect of diurnal temperature range on emergency room visits for acute upper respiratory tract infections	11
Conflict-related environmental damages on health: lessons learned from the past wars and ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine	10
Circadian effects of ionizing radiation on reproductive function and clock genes expression in male mouse	10
Job stress and loneliness among desk workers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: focus on remote working	10
The use of geographical analysis in assessing the impact of patients’ home addresses on their participation in outpatient cardiac rehabilitation: a prospective cohort study	9
Chronic exposure of bisphenol S (BPS) affect hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular activities in adult male rats: possible in estrogenic mode of action	9
Symptoms of mental health problems among Italian adolescents in 2017–2018 school year: a multicenter cross-sectional study	9

Associations between thyroid-stimulating hormone and hypertension according to thyroid cyst status in the general population: a cross-sectional study	9
Electrocardiogram abnormalities in residents in cold homes: a cross-sectional analysis of the nationwide Smart Wellness Housing survey in Japan	9
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	9
Establishment and associated factors of health records among young Chinese migrants	9
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	8
Analysis of furans and pyridines from new generation heated tobacco product in Japan	8
Efficacy of personal protective equipment to prevent environmental infection of COVID-19 among healthcare workers: a systematic review	8
Possible mechanisms underlying the association between human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) and hypertension in elderly Japanese population	8
Associations between floods and bacillary dysentery cases in main urban areas of Chongqing, China, 2005–2016: a retrospective study	8
Gene-environment interactions related to maternal exposure to environmental and lifestyle-related chemicals during pregnancy and the resulting adverse fetal growth: a review	8
Association of physical activity and dietary inflammatory index with overweight/obesity in US adults: NHANES 2007–2018	8
Tuberculosis and anemia—cause or effect?	8
How adverse and benevolent childhood experiences influence depression and suicidal ideation in Chinese undergraduates: a latent class analysis	8
Spectator medicine at an international mega sports event: Rugby World Cup 2019 in Japan	8
A comparative study of international and Chinese public health emergency management from the perspective of knowledge domains mapping	7
Global warming and the Summer Olympic and Paralympic games: a perspective from the Tokyo 2020 Games	7
Dietary supplement use in elementary school children: a Japanese web-based survey	7
Long-term participation in community-based group resistance exercises delays the transition from robustness to frailty in older adults: a retrospective cohort study	7
Early life blood lead levels and asthma diagnosis at age 4–6 years	7
Association between self-reported snoring and hypertension among Chinese Han population aged 30–79 in Chongqing, China	7
Awareness and knowledge of congenital cytomegalovirus infection among pregnant women and the general public: a web-based survey in Japan	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
Association of epidural analgesia during labor with neurodevelopment of children during the first three years: the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	7
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	7
Pathway from interpersonal sensitivity to depression among Chinese college students during the COVID-19 campus lockdown	7
Effects of exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation on changing platelets: a prospective cohort study	7
The influence of information sources on intention changes to receive COVID-19 vaccination: A prospective cohort study in Japan	7
Paternal occupational exposures and infant congenital heart defects in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study	7
Associations of blood lead, cadmium, and mercury with resistant hypertension among adults in NHANES, 1999–2018	6
Effectiveness of community and school-based sanitation interventions in improving latrine coverage: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled interventions	6
Associations of exposure to secondhand smoke with hypertension risk and blood pressure values in adults	6
Examining geographical disparities in the incubation period of the COVID-19 infected cases in Shenzhen and Hefei, China	6
Association between ambient temperatures and injuries: a time series analysis using emergency ambulance dispatches in Chongqing, China	6
The spread of heated tobacco product (HTP) use across various subgroups during 2015–16 and 2017–18 in Japan	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
Academic-related factors and daily lifestyle habits associated with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a case-control study	6
The relationship between public service motivation and turnover intention: the mediating role of work stress and task performance	6
Predicting demand for long-term care using Japanese healthcare insurance claims data	6
Associations between handgrip strength and hypertension in relation to circulating CD34-positive cell levels among Japanese older men: a cross-sectional study	6
Households with unimproved water sources in Ethiopia: spatial variation and point-of-use treatment based on 2016 Demographic and Health Survey	6
Interaction of smoking and being bullied on suicidal behaviors: a school-based cross-sectional survey in China	5
Development and validation of an environmental heat strain risk assessment (EHSRA) index using structural equation modeling based on empirical relations	5
Joint effects of meteorological factors and PM<sub>2.5</sub> on age-related macular degeneration: a national cross-sectional study in China	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
Cross-sectional associations between early mobile device usage and problematic behaviors among school-aged children in the Hokkaido Study on Environment and Children’s Health	5
Economic, cognitive, and social paths of education to health-related behaviors: evidence from a population-based study in Japan	5
Association between vaccination status and severe health consequences among community-dwelling COVID-19 patients during Omicron BA.1/BA.2 and BA.5-predominant periods in Japan	5
Time trends of socioeconomic inequalities in adolescent smoking in Okinawa, Japan, 2008–2016: a repeated cross-sectional study	5
Association between socioeconomic status and prolonged television viewing time in a general Japanese population: NIPPON DATA2010	5
Regional-level risk factors for severe hand-foot-and-mouth disease: an ecological study from mainland China	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
Association between vaccination status and COVID-19-related health outcomes among community-dwelling COVID-19 patients in Nara, Japan	5
An age-period-cohort analysis of mortality rates for stomach, colorectal, liver, and lung cancer among prefectures in Japan, 1999–2018	5
Effect of professional certification on employees’ return-to-work rate after occupational injuries in Korea: focusing on vulnerable groups	5
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	5
Increasing hepatitis virus screening uptake at worksites in Japan using nudge theory and full subsidies	5
Linalyl acetate restores colon contractility and blood pressure in repeatedly stressed-ulcerative colitis rats	5
Gestational arsenic exposure induces anxiety-like behaviors in F1 female mice by dysregulation of neurological and immunological markers	5
Copper-induced diurnal hepatic toxicity is associated with <i>Cry2</i> and <i>Per1</i> in mice	5
Determinants of alcohol consumption and marijuana use among young adults in the Republic of Palau	5
Industry and workplace characteristics associated with the downloading of a COVID-19 contact tracing app in Japan: a nation-wide cross-sectional study	4
Resveratrol inhibits TGF-β1–induced fibrotic effects in human pterygium fibroblasts	4
Development and validation of ischemic heart disease and stroke prognostic models using large-scale real-world data from Japan	4
Lack of association between multiple polymorphisms in aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) gene and cancer susceptibility	4
Associations of physical activity and screen time with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis	4
Plasma eicosapentaenoic acid, a biomarker of fish consumption, is associated with perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acid exposure in residents of Kyoto, Japan: a cross-sectional study	4
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	4
<i>ALDH2</i> rs671 variant allele is associated with higher energy intake in middle-aged and elderly Japanese who routinely consume alcohol	4
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of nursing students in Japan: a cross-sectional study	4
Survival of HIV/AIDS patients treated under ART follow-up at the University hospital, northwest Ethiopia	4
Total protein intake and subsequent risk of chronic kidney disease: the Circulatory Risk in Communities Study	4
Effects of daily mean temperature and other meteorological variables on bacillary dysentery in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, China	4
Phytochemicals of Periploca aphylla Dcne. ameliorated streptozotocin-induced diabetes in rat	4
PM2.5 exposure and DLEC1 promoter methylation in Taiwan Biobank participants	4
The single nucleotide polymorphism rs1814521 in long non-coding RNA <i>ADGRG3</i> associates with the susceptibility to silicosis: a multi-stage study	4
The effect of daily mean temperature on hand, foot and mouth disease and the source of regional heterogeneity in Chongqing, China, 2010–2019	4
Number of public health nurses and COVID-19 incidence rate by variant type: an ecological study of 47 prefectures in Japan	4
Air pollution exposure and mammographic breast density in Tehran, Iran: a cross-sectional study	4
Presenteeism in front-line physicians involved in COVID-19-related clinical practice: a national survey of employed physician members of the Japan Medical Association	4
Effects of COVID-19 pandemics on urinary metabolites in kidney stone patients: our kidney stone prevention clinic experience	4

Associations between college/university campus characteristics and student body mass index	4
Urinary N-terminal pro–B-type natriuretic peptide as a biomarker for cardiovascular events in a general Japanese population: the Hisayama Study	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
Life satisfaction and the risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease in the general Japanese population: the Suita Study	3
Early prenatal exposure to air pollutants and congenital heart disease: a nested case-control study	3
Associations between pulmonary function and cognitive decline in the middle-aged and older adults: evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study	3
Status of water, sanitation, and hygiene and standard precautions in healthcare facilities and its relevance to COVID-19 in Afghanistan	3
Effect of IL-15 addition on asbestos-induced suppression of human cytotoxic T lymphocyte induction	3
Association between household solid fuel use and tuberculosis: cross-sectional data from the Mongolian National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey	3
Identification of differentially expressed genes and pathways in BEAS-2B cells upon long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) from biomass combustion using bioinformatics	3
Engagement in different sport disciplines during university years and risk of locomotive syndrome in older age: J-Fit+ Study	3
Abstaining from annual health check-ups is a predictor of advanced cancer diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study	3
Association between daily ambient temperature and drug overdose in Tokyo: a time-series study	3
Associations of novel 24-h accelerometer-derived metrics with adiposity in children and adolescents	3
Work engagement, well-being, and intent to continue working based on educational support among foreign care workers in Japan	3
A longitudinal study of anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody seroprevalence in a random sample of the general population in Hiroshima in 2020	3
Latent profile analysis approach to the relationship between daily ambulatory activity patterns and metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and elderly Japanese individuals: The Toon Health Study	3
Factors associated with prolonged duration of viral clearance in non-severe SARS-CoV-2 patients in Osaka, Japan	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
Bioinformatic analyses of hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers toxicities on impairment of adrenocortical secretory function	3
Loss of social independence in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: a follow-up study using a national registry in 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
Estimation of daily sodium and potassium excretion from overnight urine of Japanese children and adolescents	3
Factors influencing HIV testing and counselling services among men who have sex with men in Western China: a cross-sectional study based on Andersen’s Behavioral Model	3
SMARCA2 deficiency in NSCLC: a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical analysis of a large series from a single institution	3
Occupational status and self-reported low back pain by gender: a nation-wide cross-sectional study among the general population in Japan	3
Association between willingness to receive the COVID-19 vaccine and sources of health information among Japanese workers: a cohort study	3
Development of new scores for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease using specific medical examination items: the Suita Study	3