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A pilot study of the relationship between bowel habits and sleep health by actigraphy measurement and fecal flora analysis. 通过活动测量和粪便菌群分析，初步研究排便习惯与睡眠健康之间的关系。

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Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-05-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.145

Shigeyuki Ono, Yoko Komada, Tetsuro Kamiya, Shuichiro Shirakawa

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引用次数: 13

Fat-free mass and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in the 40 minutes after short-duration exhaustive exercise in young male Japanese athletes. 日本年轻男性运动员短时间运动后40分钟的无脂量和运动后过量耗氧量。

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Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-05-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.139

Yasuaki Tahara, Kazuhiko Moji, Sumihisa Honda, Rieko Nakao, Noriaki Tsunawake, Rika Fukuda, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Nicholas Mascie-Taylor

{"title":"Fat-free mass and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption in the 40 minutes after short-duration exhaustive exercise in young male Japanese athletes.","authors":"Yasuaki Tahara, Kazuhiko Moji, Sumihisa Honda, Rieko Nakao, Noriaki Tsunawake, Rika Fukuda, Kiyoshi Aoyagi, Nicholas Mascie-Taylor","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.139","url":null,"abstract":"The relationship between fat-free mass (FFM) and excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC) has not been well researched because of the relatively small number of subjects studied. This study investigated the effects of FFM on EPOC and EPOC/maximum oxygen consumption. 250 Japanese male athletes between 16 and 21 years old from Nagasaki prefecture had their EPOC measured up to 40 minutes after short-duration exhaustive exercise. The value was named as EPOC40 min. The proportions of EPOC up to 1, 3, 6, 10, and 25 minutes to EPOC40 min were calculated and named as P1, P3, P6, P10, and P25, respectively. Body size and composition, VO2max and resting metabolic rate (RMR) were also measured. Mean EPOC40 min was 9.04 L or 158 ml/kg FFM. EPOC40 min was related to FFM (r=0.55, p<0.001) and VO2max (r=0.37, p<0.001). The ratio of EPOC40 min to VO2max was related to FFM (r=0.28, p<0.001). P1, P3, P6, P10, and P25 were negatively related to EPOC40 min/FFM, EPOC40 min/VO2max, and FFM. Athletes who had larger FFM had larger EPOC40 40 min and EPOC40 40 min/VO2max, and smaller P1, P3, P10, and P25.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.139","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27484508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9

Effects of a cool environment on the health of female office workers and students. 凉爽环境对女上班族和女学生健康的影响。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-05-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.153

Kyoko Kai, Shinichi Inoue, Yasuki Higaki, Katsumaro Tomokuni

{"title":"Effects of a cool environment on the health of female office workers and students.","authors":"Kyoko Kai, Shinichi Inoue, Yasuki Higaki, Katsumaro Tomokuni","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.153","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.153","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of a cool environment on the peripheral skin blood flow and subjective thermal sensations of female office workers and female students.Methods: The subjects were 26 female bank employees (mean age, 38 years) who worked in a cool environment and 10 female college students (mean age, 22 years). The peripheral skin blood flow was measured using a laser Doppler blood flow meter. In each bank employee, peripheral skin blood flow was measured at three time points during the workday in the medical treatment room at their workplace. In the college students, peripheral skin blood flow was measured every hour between 9:00 and 17:00 in a laboratory. In both the medical treatment room and the laboratory, the room temperature was controlled at 24-26 degrees C with a relative humidity of 55+/-10%. The bank employees and students were each divided into those with hypersensitivity to cold (Group A) and those without hypersensitivity to cold (Group B).Results: When the 10 college students were in the cool environment (24-26 degrees C), their peripheral skin blood flow generally decreased over time. The rate of decrease of this blood flow was greater in Group A than in Group B. In the female bank employees, the peripheral skin blood flow was the lowest at 12:00 (before lunch), was increased at 13:00 (after lunch), and then was decreased at 17:30. However, the degree of the increase from before lunch to after lunch in Group A was about half of that in Group B.Conclusion: Among female office workers and students, a cool environment reduced the peripheral skin blood flow of individuals with hypersensitivity to cold to a greater degree than in those without hypersensitivity to cold.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.153","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27484510","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Effects of room temperature and body position change on cerebral blood volume and center-of-foot pressure in healthy young adults. 室温和体位变化对健康青年脑血容量和脚心压的影响。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.63

Shinichi Demura, Shunsuke Yamaji, Tamotsu Kitabashi, Takayoshi Yamada, Masanobu Uchiyama

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引用次数: 7

Determination of body surface area and formulas to estimate body surface area using the alginate method. 用海藻酸盐法测定体表面积及估算体表面积的公式。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.71

Joo-Young Lee, Jeong-Wha Choi, Ho Kim

{"title":"Determination of body surface area and formulas to estimate body surface area using the alginate method.","authors":"Joo-Young Lee, Jeong-Wha Choi, Ho Kim","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.71","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.71","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to determine the body surface area (BSA) based on the alginate method, to derive formulae for estimating BSA, and to compare the error of the present formula to previous formulas obtained from other countries. We directly measured the entire body surface area of 34 males (20-60 years old, 158.5-187.5 cm in height, 48.5-103.1 kg in body weight) and 31 females (20-63 years old, 140.6-173.1 cm, 36.8-106.1 kg) using alginate. The measurements showed that the BSA had a mean of 18,339 cm(2) (15,416-22,753 cm(2)) for males, and 16,452 cm(2) (12,825-22,025 cm(2)) for females. Based on these measurements, a regression model to estimate BSA was derived: Estimated BSA (cm(2))=73.31 Height (cm)(0.725) x Weight (kg)(0.425) (r(2)=0.999). The mean error of the formula was -0.1%, and did not show any significant difference by gender or body shape. When applied to the datasets (n=506) composed of various races (Caucasians, Africans, and Asians), the mean error of the formula was 0.4% and was smaller than that of DuBois & DuBois's, Gehan & George's, and Mosteller's formulas when applied to the same datasets. The errors of the three previous formulas were also within 2%. Overall, formulas based on the DuBois exponent (Weight(0.425) Height (0.725)) did not show any tendency of overestimation or underestimation by body shape, but other BSA-formulae showed differences by body shape. The present BSA formula has shown good accuracy in Korean adults of all weight categories compared to traditional formulas.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.71","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27354158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 87

Evaluation on masks with exhaust valves and with exhaust holes from physiological and subjective responses. 从生理反应和主观反应对带排气阀和带排气孔口罩的评价。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.93

Yue Ping Guo, Li Yi, Hiromi Tokura, Thomas Kwok Shing Wong, Joanne Wai Yee Chung, Mayur Danny Indulal Gohel, Polly Hang-Mei Leung, Edward Newton

{"title":"Evaluation on masks with exhaust valves and with exhaust holes from physiological and subjective responses.","authors":"Yue Ping Guo, Li Yi, Hiromi Tokura, Thomas Kwok Shing Wong, Joanne Wai Yee Chung, Mayur Danny Indulal Gohel, Polly Hang-Mei Leung, Edward Newton","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.93","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.93","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of wearing different kinds of masks on the ear canal temperature, heart rate, clothing microclimate, and subjective perception of discomfort. Ten subjects performed intermittent exercise on a treadmill while wearing the protective masks in a climatic chamber controlled at an air temperature of 25 degrees C and a relative humidity of 70%. Two types of mask-mask A, with exhaust valves and mask B, with exhaust holes-were used in the study. The results of this study indicated: (1) The subjects had a tendency toward lower maximum heart rate when wearing mask A than when wearing mask B. (2) Temperatures and absolute humidities (the outer surface of mask, the microclimate inside the mask, the chest wall skin and microclimate) of mask A were significantly lower than those of mask B. (3) The ear canal temperature increased significantly in mask B as compared to that in mask A. (4) The ear canal temperature showed significant augmentation along with increased temperature and humidity inside the mask microclimate. The mask microclimate temperature also affected significantly the chest microclimate temperature. (5) Mask A was rated significantly lower for perception of humidity, heat, breath resistance, tightness, unfitness, odor, fatigue, and offered less overall discomfort than mask B. (6) Subjective preference for mask A was higher. (7) The ratings of subjective overall discomfort showed significant augmentation along with increased wetness and fatigue. We discuss how the ventilation properties of masks A and B induce significantly different temperature and humidity in the microclimates of the masks and the heat loss of the body, which have profound influences on heart rate, thermal stress, and subjective perception of discomfort.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.93","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27354160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 38

The long-term effects of progressive resistance training on health-related quality in older adults. 进行性抗阻训练对老年人健康质量的长期影响

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.57

Yasuko Inaba, Shuichi Obuchi, Takeshi Arai, Keiji Satake, Naonobu Takahira

{"title":"The long-term effects of progressive resistance training on health-related quality in older adults.","authors":"Yasuko Inaba, Shuichi Obuchi, Takeshi Arai, Keiji Satake, Naonobu Takahira","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.57","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.57","url":null,"abstract":"This study examined the persistence rate of resistance training after intervention with progressive resistance training and the long-term changes in self-perceived function as Heath-related quality of life (HRQOL) between a maintaining group (TR) and a detraining group (DT) after the intervention. One hundred sixty-seven persons aged 65 and older participated in this study. We measured SF-36 as indices of HRQOL before intervention (T1), after intervention (T2), and 1 year later (T3).We assessed 135 participants at T3, and, of these, 58 were in TR and 77 were in DT. In TR, T2 scores significantly improved over T1 scores for Physical Functioning, Role Physical, and Mental Health (p<.05-.01). Moreover, in T3 scores, Physical Functioning (p<.01) and Role Physical (p<.05) significantly improved over T1 scores. In DT, T2 scores were significantly higher than T1 scores for Vitality and Mental Health (both p<.01), while T3 scores significantly decreased from T2 scores for Physical Functioning, General Health, Vitality, and Mental Health (p<.05-p<.01). Only Physical Functioning of TR was significantly higher than that of DT in T2. However, Physical Functioning, Role Physical, General Health, Vitality, and Mental Health of TR were significantly higher than that of DT in T3 (p<.05-.01). No subscale scores at T3 were significantly lower than at T1. Our findings suggest that for the elderly, voluntarily continuing training after the structured program has beneficial effects for HRQOL, and the differences in HRQOL with regard to how to spend time after the intervention over the long term. However, it was possible for the HRQOL of the participants to deteriorate, though not significantly, at 1 year after the intervention in comparison to the baseline. This result suggests that the significant HRQOL gains of the DT group for the intervention period are very important.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.57","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27353720","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 30

Metaboreceptor-mediated muscle oxygen saturation during recovery following isometric handgrip exercise. 代谢受体介导的肌肉氧饱和度在等长握力运动后恢复。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-03-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.83

Hisayoshi Ogata, Masami Akai, Kimitaka Nakazawa

{"title":"Metaboreceptor-mediated muscle oxygen saturation during recovery following isometric handgrip exercise.","authors":"Hisayoshi Ogata, Masami Akai, Kimitaka Nakazawa","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.83","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of the present study was to determine whether oxygen supply to non-exercised muscle during recovery following fatiguing exercise is influenced by accumulated metabolites within exercised muscle. Twelve healthy male subjects performed 2-min isometric handgrip exercise at 40% maximal voluntary contraction with their right hand and the exercise was followed by a 3-min recovery period. Muscle oxygen saturation (SmO(2)) determined by near-infrared spatially resolved spectroscopy was used as an index of oxygen supply to non-exercised muscle and was measured in biceps brachii and tibialis anterior muscles on the left side. Compared to the pre-exercise baseline level, SmO(2) in the biceps brachii muscle (SmO(2BB)) increased significantly from 30 sec to 1 min after the start of exercise, while SmO(2) in the tibialis anterior muscle (SmO(2TA)) remained stable during the initial 1 min of exercise. Both SmO(2BB) and SmO(2TA) began to decrease at about 1 min and continued to decrease thereafter. Due to the initial increase in SmO(2BB), only SmO(2TA) showed a significant decrease during exercise. During recovery, SmO(2BB) did not differ significantly from the pre-exercise baseline level, whereas SmO(2TA) remained significantly lower until about 1.5 min of recovery and then it did not differ significantly from the baseline level. In another bout, subjects performed handgrip exercise of the same intensity, but post-exercise arterial occlusion (PEAO) of the exercised muscle was imposed for 2 min immediately after the end of exercise. During PEAO, SmO(2BB) decreased significantly compared to the baseline level, whereas SmO(2TA) remained significantly lower until the end of PEAO. The significant decrease in SmO(2BB) and the prolongation of decrease in SmO(2TA) by PEAO suggests that the recovery of SmO(2) in the non-exercised arm and leg is mediated by muscle metaboreceptors.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.83","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27354159","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 2

Taste development from health education among schoolchildren: a two-year intervention study. 学童健康教育的味觉发展:一项为期两年的干预研究。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-01-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.1

Takako Yoshida, Katsuyasu Kouda, Harunobu Nakamura, Nobuhiro Nishio

{"title":"Taste development from health education among schoolchildren: a two-year intervention study.","authors":"Takako Yoshida, Katsuyasu Kouda, Harunobu Nakamura, Nobuhiro Nishio","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.1","url":null,"abstract":"It is necessary to develop a system of nutritional education which can be understood among schoolchildren who have not yet received a basic education. In the present study, we conducted an educational program for lower-grade schoolchildren, which contained dish selection, an agricultural experience, a cooking experience, and a lecture on digestive absorption. We evaluated the effect of this program on development by measuring taste sensitivity regarding sweet, sour, salty and bitter tastes. For the baseline period, there was no significant difference between the intervention school and the control school in each variable. At follow-up periods, both the intervention and the control schools showed an increasing sense of taste. In the intervention school, development of sensitivity to the sweet, the sour, and the bitter taste was significant. In the control school, development of sensitivity to the sweet and the bitter taste was significant. The increases in the sense of the sour and the bitter tastes and the sum of the four tastes for the intervention subjects were significantly larger than comparable values for the control subjects. These results suggest that the development of taste sensitivity is affected by nutritional education for lower-grade elementary schoolchildren.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27233952","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 5

Influence of force tremor on mechanomyographic signals recorded with an accelerometer and a condenser microphone during measurement of agonist and antagonist muscles in voluntary submaximal isometric contractions. 在测量激动剂和拮抗剂肌肉自主次最大等长收缩时，力震颤对加速度计和电容麦克风记录的肌力图信号的影响。

IF 3.1 4区医学

Journal of Physiological Anthropology Pub Date : 2008-01-01 DOI: 10.2114/jpa2.27.33

Tae-Kwang Kim, Yoshihiro Shimomura, Koichi Iwanaga, Tetsuo Katsuura

{"title":"Influence of force tremor on mechanomyographic signals recorded with an accelerometer and a condenser microphone during measurement of agonist and antagonist muscles in voluntary submaximal isometric contractions.","authors":"Tae-Kwang Kim, Yoshihiro Shimomura, Koichi Iwanaga, Tetsuo Katsuura","doi":"10.2114/jpa2.27.33","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2114/jpa2.27.33","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of force tremor (FT) on the mechanomyogram (MMG) recorded by a condenser microphone (MIC) and an accelerometer (ACC) for the measurement of agonist and antagonist muscles during submaximal isometric contractions. Following determination of the isometric maximum voluntary contraction (MVC), 10 male subjects were asked to perform elbow flexion and extension at 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% MVC. Surface electromyogram (EMG) and MMG of the biceps brachii (BB) and triceps brachii (TB) were recorded simultaneously using a MIC (MMG-(MIC)) and an ACC (MMG-(ACC)). We analyzed the root mean square (RMS) for all signals and compared the sum of the power spectrum amplitude (SPA) at 3-6 Hz and 8-12 Hz between the MMG-(MIC) and the MMG-(ACC). During elbow flexion and extension, the RMS of the EMG and the MMG-(MIC) of the agonist were significantly (p<0.05) higher than those of the antagonist in each contraction level. The RMS of the MMG-(ACC) of the antagonist showed no significant (p>0.05) difference from that of the agonist, or tended to be higher than the agonist. The SPA of the MMG-(MIC) of the agonist at 3-6 Hz and 8-12 Hz tended to be higher than the antagonist in elbow flexion and extension at each contraction level. The SPA of the MMG-(ACC) of the agonist and that of the antagonist showed no significant (p>0.05) difference, or the antagonist MMG-(ACC) tended to be higher than that of the agonist. These results suggest the MMG detected by a MIC appears to be less affected by FT than is the ACC because of its inherent characteristic to reduce FT in simultaneously evaluated agonist and antagonist muscles by means of MMG during submaximal isometric contraction.","PeriodicalId":48730,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Physiological Anthropology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2008-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.2114/jpa2.27.33","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"27233957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 9