The ecology of medical care on the westernmost remote island, Yonaguni Island, Japan: A cross-sectional study.

Yonaguni Island is a remote and isolated westernmost island in Japan, which is the fastest aging country in the world. This study evaluated the current status of medical supply-and-demand on the island and compared these results with previous surveys carried out in rural parts of Japan. This was a r...

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Main Authors: Hirofumi Namiki, Tadashi Kobayashi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6023172?pdf=render