Utilization of bar and <it>izakaya</it>-pub establishments among middle-aged and elderly Japanese men to mitigate stress

• Main Authors: Ohnishi Mayumi (Author), Nakao Rieko (Author), Kawasaki Ryokko (Author), Nitta Akiko (Author), Hamada Yukari (Author), Nakane Hideyuki (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Japanese suicide rate is one of the highest among industrialized nations, especially following the economic crisis of the 1990s, with more than 30000 suicides every year since 1998. Previous studies have pointed out to relationships between overwork and/or job st...