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  • Ghaznavi C, Eguchi A, Lwin KS, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Rauniyar SK, Horiuchi S, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Estimating global changes in routine childhood vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020–2021. Vaccine. 2023 Jun 23;41(28):4151-4157.

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  • Rauniyar SK, Hashizume M, Yoneoka D, Nomura S. Projection of morbidity and mortality due to breast cancer between 2020 and 2050 across 42 low- and middle-income countries. Heliyon. 2023 May 19;9(6):e16427.

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Ghaznavi C, Yamasaki L, Rauniyar SK, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Kohsaka S, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Changes in cerebrovascular disease–related deaths and their location during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Public Health. 2023 May; 218: 176–179.

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  • Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Ishizuka A, Adachi M, Hayabuchi H, Nishimura T, Takemi Y, Uneyama H, Nakamura H, Lwin KS, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Modelling of salt intake reduction by incorporation of umami substances into Japanese foods: a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 2023 Mar 19;23(1):516.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Ishikane M, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Nomura S. Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and state of emergency declarations on the relative incidence of legionellosis and invasive pneumococcal disease in Japan. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy. 2023 Jan;29(1):90-94.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Sakamoto H, Ueda P, Ishikane M, Ando N, Miyazato Y, Nomura S. Recent changes in the reporting of STIs in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sex Transm Infect. 2023 Mar;99(2):124-127.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Makiyama K, Sakamoto H, Ueda P, Eguchi A, Nomura S. Changes in marriage, divorce and births during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. BMJ Global Health. 2022; 7(5).

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  • Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Kawashima T, Horiuchi S, Ishikane M, Abe SK, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Tanoue Y, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Decreased incidence followed by comeback of pediatric infections during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. World J Pediatr. 2022 May 31:1-4.

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Excess deaths from COVID-19 in Japan and 47 prefectures from January through June 2021. Public Health. 2022; 203: 15-8.

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  • Adachi M, Murakami M, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Hashizume M, Sakamoto H, Eguchi A, Ghaznavi C, Gilmour S, Kaneko S, Kunishima H, Maruyama-Sakurai K, Tanoue Y, Yamamoto Y, Miyata H, Nomura S. Factors associated with the risk perception of COVID-19 infection and severe illness: A cross-sectional study in Japan. SSM Popul Health. 2022 Jun;18:101105.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Nomura S, Kubota A, Yoneoka D, Shibuya K, Ueda P. Fish in the sea: number, characteristics, and partner preferences of unmarried Japanese adults - analysis of a national survey. PLoS One. 2022; 17(2): e0262528.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Murakami M, Sakamoto H, Maruyama-Sakurai K, Gilmour S, Shi S, Kunishima H, Kaneko S, Adachi M, Shimada K, Yamamoto Y, Miyata H. Identification of optimum combinations of media channels for approaching COVID-19 vaccine unsure and unwilling groups in Japan. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2022 Jan;18:100330.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Eguchi A, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Suzuki M, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Pre- and post-COVID-19 all-cause mortality of Japanese citizens versus foreign residents living in Japan, 2015–2021. SSM Popul Health. 2022 May 10;18:101114.

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  • Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Uryu S, Nomura S, Eguchi A, Makiyama K, Matsuura K. Public transportation network scan for rapid surveillance. Biostatistics & Epidemiology. 2022: 1-15.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Yamasaki L, Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Shibuya K, Ueda P. Salaries, degrees, and babies: trends in fertility by income and education among Japanese men and women born 1943-1975-Analysis of national surveys. PLoS One. 2022; 17(4): e0266835.

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  • Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Nomura S, Eguchi A. Distributed lag interrupted time series model for unclear intervention timing: effect of a statement of emergency during COVID-19 pandemic. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2022; 22(1): 202.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Gilmour S, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Kawamura Y, Miyata H, Nomura S. Inter-prefectural travel and network connectedness during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Journal of Epidemiology. 2022 Nov 5;32(11):510-518.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Murakami M, Gilmour S, Kaneko S, Kunishima H, Naito W, Sakamoto H, Maruyama-Sakurai K, Takahashi A, Takayama Y, Tanoue Y, Yamamoto Y, Yasutaka T, Miyata H, Nomura S. Factors associated with reversals of COVID-19 vaccination willingness: Results from two longitudinal, national surveys in Japan 2021-2022. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2022: 100540.

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Murakami M, Ghaznavi C, Gilmour S, Kaneko S, Kawashima T, Kunishima H, Naito W, Sakamoto H, Maruyama-Sakurai K, Takahashi A, Takayama Y, Tanoue Y, Yamamoto Y, Yasutaka T, Miyata H. Characterising reasons for reversals of COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Japanese people: one-year follow-up survey. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2022: 100541.

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  • Tanoue Y, Ghaznavi C, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Nomura S. Changes in health care access during the COVID-19 pandemic: estimates of national Japanese data, June 2020-October 2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(14).

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Ghaznavi C, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Yamasaki L, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Excess deaths from non-COVID-19-related causes in Japan and 47 prefectures from January 2020 through May 2021 by place of death. SSM Popul Health. 2022 Sep;19:101196.

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  • Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Fukumoto K, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Tabuchi T, Miyata H, Ghaznavi C, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Effect of the Tokyo 2020 summer olympic games on COVID-19 incidence in Japan: a synthetic control approach. BMJ Open. 2022; 12(9): e061444.

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  • Nomura S, Tanaka S, Eguchi A, Kawashima T, Nakamura H, Lwin KS, Yamasaki L, Yoneoka D, Tanoe Y, Adachi M, Hayabuchi H, Koganemaru S, Nishimura T, Sigel B, Uneyama H, Shibuya K. Salt intake reduction using umami substance-incorporated food: a secondary analysis of NHANES 2017-2018 data. Public Health Nutrition. 2022: 1-25.

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  • Nakamura H, Kawashima T, Yamasaki L, Lwin KS, Eguchi A, Hayabuchi H, Tanoe Y, Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Ghaznavi C, Uneyama H, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Reducing salt intake with umami: A secondary analysis of data in the UK national diet and nutrition survey. Food Science & Nutrition. 2022; 00:1-11.

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  • Onozuka D, Tanoue Y, Nomura S, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Ng CFS, Matsuura K, Shi S, Makiyama K, Uryu S, Kawamura Y, Takayanagi S, Gilmour S, Hayashi TI, Miyata H, Sera F, Sunagawa T, Takahashi T, Tsuchihashi Y, Kobayashi Y, Arima Y, Kanou K, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Reduced mortality during the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan, 2020: a two-stage interrupted time-series design. Int J Epidemiol. 2022 Feb 18;51(1):75-84.

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  • Uryu S, Tanoue Y, Nomura S, Matsuura K, Makiyama K, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Kawamura Y, Gilmour S, Sakamoto H, Shimizu K, Ng CFS, Hashizume M. Trends in emergency transportation due to heat illness under the new normal lifestyle in the COVID-19 era, in Japan and 47 prefectures. Sci Total Environ. 2021;768:144723.

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  • Kawashima T, Nomura S, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Ng CFS, Matsuura K, Shi S, Makiyama K, Uryu S, Kawamura Y, Takayanagi S, Gilmour S, Miyata H, Sunagawa T, Takahashi T, Tsuchihashi Y, Kobayashi Y, Arima Y, Kanou K, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Excess all-cause deaths during coronavirus disease pandemic, Japan, January–May 2020. Emerg Infect Dis 2021;27(3):789-795.

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  • Rauniyar SK, Iwaki Y, Yoneoka D, Hashizume M, Nomura S. Age-appropriate vaccination coverage and its determinants in children aged 12-36 months in Nepal: a national and subnational assessment. BMC Public Health. 2021 Nov 10;21(1):2063.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Yoneoka D, Shi S, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Matsuura K, Makiyama K, Uryu S, Ejima K, Sakamoto H, Taniguchi T, Kunishima H, Gilmour S, Nishiura H, Miyata H. Assessing the regional impact of Japan's COVID-19 state of emergency declaration: a population-level observational study using social networking services. BMJ Open. 2021; 11(2): e042002.

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Hirahara N, Tanoue Y, Gilmour S, Tachimori H, Miyata H. Association between daily living walking speed and lifestyle and physiological factors in older, female Pokémon go players. Health. 2021; 13: 564-73.

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  • Nakamura H, Amimo F, Yi S, Tuot S, Yoshida T, Tobe M, Rahman MM, Yoneoka D, Ishizuka A, Nomura S. Developing and validating regression models for predicting household consumption to introduce an equitable and sustainable health insurance system in Cambodia. International Journal of Health Planning and Management. 2021; 36(6): 2094-105.

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  • Nomura S(co-first), Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Shi S, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Makiyama K, Uryu S, Sawada M, Kawamura Y, Takayanagi S, Gilmour S, Miyata H. Effect of emergency declaration on mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan: A social network service-based difference-in-differences approach. Science Progress. 2021; 104(3): 368504211029793.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Ng CFS, Matsuura K, Shi S, Makiyama K, Uryu S, Kawamura Y, Takayanagi S, Gilmour S, Miyata H, Sunagawa T, Takahashi T, Tsuchihashi Y, Kobayashi Y, Arima Y, Kanou K, Suzuki M, Hashizume M . Excess all-cause deaths during Coronavirus disease pandemic, Japan, January-May 2020. Emerg Infect Dis. 2021;27(3):789-795.

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  • Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Makiyama K, Tanoue Y, Nomura S, Eguchi A. Geographically weighted generalized Farrington algorithm for rapid outbreak detection over short data accumulation periods. Statistics in Medicine. 2021; 40(28): 6277-94.

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  • Nomura S, Yamamoto Y, Yoneoka D, Haagsma JA, Salomon JA, Ueda P, Mori R, Santomauro D, Vos T, Shibuya K. How do Japanese rate the severity of different diseases and injuries? - an assessment of disability weights for 231 health states by 37,318 Japanese respondents. Population Health Metrics. 2021; 19(1): 21.

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  • Acuti Martellucci C, Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Ueda P, Brotherton J, Canfell K, Palmer M, Manzoli L, Giorgi Rossi P, De Togni A, Palmonari C, Califano A, Saito E, Hashizume M, Shibuya K. Human papillomavirus vaccine effectiveness within a cervical cancer screening programme: cohort study. BJOG. 2021; 128(3): 532-9.

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  • Murano Y, Ueno R, Shi S, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Tanaka S, Nomura S, Shoji H, Shimizu T, Nguyen H, Miyata H, Gilmour S, Yoneoka D. Impact of domestic travel restrictions on transmission of COVID-19 infection using public transportation network approach. Scientific Reports. 2021; 11(1): 3109.

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  • Nomura S, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Gilmour S, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Miyata H. Mobility patterns in different age groups in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: a small area time series analysis through March 2021. Journal of Urban Health. 2021; 98(5): 635-41.

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  • Nomura S(co-first), Yoneoka D, Tanaka S, Ishizuka A, Peter U, Rauniyar SK, Nakamura K, Uneyama H, Hayashi N, Shibuya K. Prediction of disability-adjusted life years for diseases due to low fruit intake in 2017-2040 in Japan. Public Health Nutrition. 2021; 24(10): 3156-66.

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  • Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Ishizuka A, Ueda P, Nakamura K, Uneyama H, Hayashi N, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Projections of disability-adjusted life years for major diseases due to a change in vegetable intake in 2017-2040 in Japan. BMC Public Health. 2021; 21(1): 770.

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  • Arik SO, Shor J, Sinha R, Yoon J, Ledsam JR, Le LT, Dusenberry MW, Yoder NC, Popendorf K, Epshteyn A, Euphrosine J, Kanal E, Jones I, Li CL, Luan B, McKenna J, Menon V, Singh S, Sun M, Ravi AS, Zhang L, Sava D, Cunningham K, Kayama H, Tsai T, Yoneoka D, Nomura S, Miyata H, Pfister T. A prospective evaluation of ai-augmented epidemiology to forecast COVID-19 in the USA and Japan. NPJ Digit Med. 2021; 4(1): 146.

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  • Nomura S, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Murakami M, Sakamoto H, Maruyama-Sakurai K, Gilmour S, Shi S, Kunishima H, Kaneko S, Adachi M, Shimada K, Yamamoto Y, Miyata H. Reasons for being unsure or unwilling regarding intention to take COVID-19 vaccine among Japanese people: A large cross-sectional national survey. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2021; 14: 100223.

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  • Nomura S(co-first), Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Eguchi A, Shi S, Miyata H. The relationship between fever rate and telework implementation as a social distancing measure against the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan. Public Health. 2021; 192: 12-4.

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  • Eguchi A, Nomura S, Gilmour S, Harada N, Sakamoto H, Yoneoka D, Ueda P, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Hayashi TI, Arima Y, Suzuki M, Hashizume M. Suicide by gender and 10-year age groups during the COVID-19 pandemic vs previous five years in Japan: An analysis of national vital statistics. Psychiatry Res. 2021 Aug 21;305:114173.

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  • Nomura S, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Eguchi A, Gilmour S, Hashizume M. Trends in deaths from road injuries during the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan, January to September 2020. Inj Epidemiol. 2021;7(1):66.

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  • Makiyama K, Kawashima T, Nomura S, Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Kawamura Y, Sakamoto H, Gilmour S, Shi S, Matsuura K, Uryu S, Hashizume M. Trends in healthcare access in Japan during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, up to June 2020. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021;18(6):3271.

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  • Nomura S, Kawashima T, Harada N, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Eguchi A, Gilmour S, Kawamura Y, Hashizume M. Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, through December 2020. Psychiatry Res. 2021;300:113913.

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  • Nomura S, Ishizuka A, Tanaka S, Yoneoka D, Uneyama H, Shibuya K. Umami: an alternative Japanese approach to reducing sodium while enhancing taste desirability. Health. 2021; 13: 629-36.

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  • Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Shi S, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Matsuura K, Makiyama K, Ejima K, Taniguchi T, Sakamoto H, Kunishima H, Gilmour S, Nishiura H, Miyata H. An assessment of self-reported COVID-19 related symptoms of 227,898 users of a social networking service in Japan: Has the regional risk changed after the declaration of the state of emergency? The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2020; 1: 100011.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Tanoue Y, Ejima K, Shi S, Eguchi A, Taniguchi T, Sakamoto H, Kunishima H, Gilmour S, Nishiura H, Miyata H. Early SNS-based monitoring system for the COVID-19 outbreak in Japan: a population-level observational study. Journal of Epidemiology. 2020; 30(8): 362-70.

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  • Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Tanaka S, Ishizuka A, Ueda P, Nakamura K, Uneyama H, Hayashi N, Shibuya K. Forecasting disability-adjusted life years for chronic diseases: reference and alternative scenarios of salt intake for 2017-2040 in Japan. BMC Public Health. 2020; 20(1): 1475.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Nomura S, Kubota A, Yoneoka D, Shibuya K, Ueda P. The herbivore's dilemma: Trends in and factors associated with heterosexual relationship status and interest in romantic relationships among young adults in Japan-znalysis of national surveys, 1987-2015. PLoS One. 2020; 15(11): e0241571.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Shi S, Eguchi A, Ejima K, Taniguchi T, Sakamoto H, Kunishima H, Gilmour S, Nishiura H, Miyata H. Large-scale epidemiological monitoring of the COVID-19 epidemic in Tokyo. The Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific. 2020; 3: 100016.

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  • Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Tanaka S, Makuuchi R, Sakamoto H, Ishizuka A, Nakamura H, Kubota A, Shibuya K. Limited alignment of publicly competitive disease funding with disease burden in Japan. PLoS One. 2020; 15(2): e0228542.

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  • Nomura S(co-first), Tanoue Y, Yoneoka D, Kawashima T, Eguchi A, Shi S, Harada N, Miyata H. Mental health of family, friends, and co-workers of COVID-19 patients in Japan. Psychiatry Research. 2020; 291: 113067.

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  • Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Shi S, Eguchi A, Miyata H. Time to reconsider diverse ways of working in Japan to promote social distancing measures against the COVID-19. Journal of Urban Health. 2020; 97(4): 457-60.

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  • Rauniyar SK, Munkhbat E, Ueda P, Yoneoka D, Shibuya K, Nomura S. Timeliness of routine vaccination among children and determinants associated with age-appropriate vaccination in Mongolia. Heliyon. 2020; 6(9): e04898.

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  • Shi S, Tanaka S, Ueno R, Gilmour S, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Nomura S, Eguchi A, Miyata H, Yoneoka D. Travel restrictions and SARS-CoV-2 transmission: an effective distance approach to estimate impact. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 2020; 98(8): 518-29.

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  • Nomura S(co-first), Eguchi A, Yoneoka D, Shi S, Tanoue Y, Kawashima T, Matsuura K, Makiyama K, Ejima K, Gilmour S, Nishiura H, Miyata H. Trend change of the transmission route of COVID-19-related symptoms in Japan. Public Health. 2020 Oct;187:157-160.

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  • Nomura S, Kawashima T, Yoneoka D, Tanoue Y, Eguchi A, Gilmour S, Kawamura Y, Harada N, Hashizume M. Trends in suicide in Japan by gender during the COVID-19 pandemic, up to September 2020. Psychiatry Research. 2020;295:113622.

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  • Nomura S (co-first), Yoneoka D, Kurotani K, Tanaka S, Nakamura K, Uneyama H, Hayashi N, Shibuya K. Does Japan's national nutrient-based dietary guideline improve lifestyle-related disease outcomes? A retrospective observational cross-sectional study. PLoS One. 2019; 14(10): e0224042.

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  • Khaing HT, Nomura S, Yoneoka D, Ueda P, Shibuya K. Risk factors and regional variations of malnutrition among children under 5 in Myanmar: cross-sectional analyses at national and subnational levels. BMJ Open. 2019; 9(9): e030894.

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  • Ghaznavi C, Sakamoto H, Yoneoka D, Nomura S, Shibuya K, Ueda P. Trends in heterosexual inexperience among young adults in Japan: analysis of national surveys, 1987-2015. BMC Public Health. 2019; 19(1): 355.

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  • Nomura S, Hisashige A, Yoneoka D, Kanda M, Miyamoto K, Segawa M, Ota E, Shibuya K. An assessment of the characteristics and quality of diagnostic accuracy studies for positron emission tomography conducted in Japan: a systematic review. EJNMMI Research. 2015; 5: 6.

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  • Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Hayano R, Furutani T, Yoneoka D, Kami M, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. Comparison between direct measurements and modeled estimates of external radiation exposure among school children 18 to 30 months after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Environmental Science & Technology. 2015; 49(2): 1009-16.

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  • Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Hayano R, Yoneoka D, Ozaki A, Shimada Y, Furutani T, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. Compliance with the proper use of an individual radiation dosimeter among children and the effects of improper use on the measured dose: a retrospective study 18-20 months. following Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident. BMJ Open. 2015; 5(12): e009555.

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  • Yoneoka D, Hisashige A, Ota E, Miyamoto K, Nomura S, Segawa M, Gilmour S, Shibuya K. Are Japanese randomized controlled trials up to the task? A systematic review. PLoS One. 2014; 9(3): e90127.

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  • Nomura S, Gilmour S, Tsubokura M, Yoneoka D, Sugimoto A, Oikawa T, Kami M, Shibuya K. Mortality risk amongst nursing home residents evacuated after the Fukushima nuclear accident: a retrospective cohort study. PLoS One. 2013; 8(3): e60192.

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