Defining Foreign Patients as 'Visitors' and 'Residents' in Japanese Medical Facilities: Difficulties in the Collection of Adequate Data

J Epidemiol. 2022 Feb 5;32(2):112-113. doi: 10.2188/jea.JE20210288. Epub 2021 Dec 17.

Authors

Soichiro Saeki^{1

2}, Kaori Minamitani^{3

4}, Isao Muraki³, Tomoko Shingaki⁴, Koji Nagura⁴, Ken Nakata², Hiroyasu Iso³

Affiliations

¹ Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Osaka University.
² Department of Global and Innovative Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
³ Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University.
⁴ Department of International Medical Care, Rinku General Medical Center.

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MeSH terms

Humans
Japan
Surveys and Questionnaires*