Publications

characterization of avian paramyxoviruses isolated from feral ducks in northern japan: the presence of three distinct viruses in nature.	seventy-eight strains of avian paramyxoviruses (pmv) were isolated from cloacal and/or tracheal swabs taken from 1,342 feral ducks, comprised of spot-bill ducks, mallards, pintails, teals, falcated teals, wigeons and buffle-heads, in wakuya-cho, miyagi prefecture, japan, between 1976 and 1979. five and a half percent of the ducks were positive for virus. serological and structural characterization indicated that three different avian paramyxoviruses are prevalent in the japanese feral duck popul ...	1982	7132788
meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer in japan: the miyagi cohort study.	the association between meat consumption and risk of colorectal cancer has been controversial. we examined this question in a large prospective cohort study in japan. from june through august 1990, 47,605 residents, aged 40-64 years, of miyagi prefecture in northern japan completed a self-administered questionnaire, including a food frequency questionnaire. in the study population, we observed 474 incident cases of colorectal cancer during 11 years of follow-up, to march 2001. we used the cox pr ...	2006	16679863