The current state of accidents involving choking on mochi (glutinous rice cakes) during New Year's in Japan and measures to prevent them: A study focusing on the elderly.
Department of Public Health, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22, Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan. Electronic address: ke-inoue@med.shimane-u.ac.jp.
Ken
K
Inoue
Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Yasuyuki
Y
Fujita
Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Tokyo 156-0057, Japan.
Yuji
Y
Okazaki
Department of General Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Yoshihiro
Y
Noso
Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Shimane University, Shimane 693-8501, Japan.
Haruo
H
Takeshita
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005983:Glutens / Q000009:adverse effects; D006693:Holidays; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012275:Oryza / Q000009:adverse effects*
D005983:Glutens