Profiles And Contributions To This Article

Polypharmacy and non-returned off-island referral among residents of remote islands: a retrospective cohort study in Okinawa, Japan

Mariko  Ishisaka

Ms Mariko Ishisaka ORCID logo

qualifications: MD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting of manuscript, Drafting of manuscript, Critical revision

position: Specially Appointed Assistant Professor


Makoto  Kaneko

Dr Makoto Kaneko ORCID logo

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Associate Professor


Takeshi  Morimoto

Prof Takeshi Morimoto

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

Japan

General physician trained at many settings from community hospital in rural area to tertiary care hospital in urban area. Now working as staff physician at university hospital, I primarily teach clinical research methods for medical students and young physicians as well as conduct many clinical studies in the field of general internal medicine.


Kazuhisa  Motomura

Dr Kazuhisa Motomura ORCID logo

qualifications: MD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Critical revision


Hiroyasu  Yonaha

Dr Hiroyasu Yonaha

qualifications: MD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Critical revision


Shinichiro  Ueda

Prof Shinichiro Ueda

qualifications: PhD

contribution: Study conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Critical revision

position: Professor


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