PROFILE
YOKOYAMA Kazuhito, MD, DMSc
Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Short Biography
- 1978
- MD, Tohoku University School of Medicine
- 1982
- DMSc, The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine
- 1982-1988
- Instructor and Lecturer, Medical College of Oita
- 1987-1988
- Visiting Assistant Professor, Boston University School of Medicine
- 1988-2003
- Lecturer and Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo
- 2003-2009
- Professor, Mie University Graduate School of Medicine
- 2009-Present
- Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Environmental Health, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine
Keywords
- Occupational and environmental medicine
- Heavy metals
- Organic solvents
- Pesticides
- Psychosocial stress
Main Research Topics and Interests
- Occupational and Environmental Health, Epidemiology, Metal Toxicology, Behavioral Medicine, Neurotoxicology
Publications (in English)
- Original Articles (178)
- Review Articles (12)
- Books (13)
- Total Impact Factor (369.90)
- Citation Index (2,972)
Recent Main Publications
- Nishioka E., Yokoyama K., Matsukawa T., Vigeh M., Hirayama S., Ueno T., Miida T., Makino S., Takeda S.: Evidence that birth weight is decreased by maternal lead levels below 5µg/dl in male newborns. Reproductive Toxicology 47: 21-26, 2014.
- Muto G, Nakamura R, Yokoyama K, Kitamura F, Omori Y, Saito M, Endo M: Information exchange using a prescribed form and involvement of occupational health nurses promotes occupational physicians to collaborate with attending physicians for supporting workers with illness in Japan. Ind Health.: 5;57(1):10- 21, 2019. doi: 10.2486/indhealth.2017-0133.
- Matsukawa T, Chiba M, Shinohara A, Matsumoto-Omori Y, Yokoyama K: Changes in thallium distribution in the scalp hair after an intoxication incident. Forensic Science International 291: 230-233, 2018.
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