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• Cost containment and quality of care in Japan: is there a trade-off?

  Hashimoto H, Ikegami N, Shibuya K, Izumida N, Noguchi H, Yasunaga H, Miyata H, Acuin JM, Reich MR. Hashimoto H, et al. Lancet. 2011 Sep 24;378(9797):1174-82. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60987-2. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885098
• Future of Japan's system of good health at low cost with equity: beyond universal coverage.

  Shibuya K, Hashimoto H, Ikegami N, Nishi A, Tanimoto T, Miyata H, Takemi K, Reich MR. Shibuya K, et al. Lancet. 2011 Oct 1;378(9798):1265-73. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61098-2. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885100
• Japan: universal health care at 50 years.

  [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Lancet. 2011 Sep 17;378(9796):1049. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61223-3. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885103 No abstract available.
• Keizo Takemi: a catalytic charisma.

  Holmes D. Holmes D. Lancet. 2011 Sep 17;378(9796):1065. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61387-1. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885104 No abstract available.
• Kenji Shibuya: promoting global health in Japan.

  Kirby T. Kirby T. Lancet. 2011 Sep 17;378(9796):1064. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)61388-3. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885106 No abstract available.
• Japanese universal health coverage: evolution, achievements, and challenges.

  Ikegami N, Yoo BK, Hashimoto H, Matsumoto M, Ogata H, Babazono A, Watanabe R, Shibuya K, Yang BM, Reich MR, Kobayashi Y. Ikegami N, et al. Lancet. 2011 Sep 17;378(9796):1106-15. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60828-3. Epub 2011 Aug 30. Lancet. 2011. PMID: 21885107