Exclusionary election rhetoric and its impact on migrant health research in Japan

Affiliations

¹ Division of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² Center for Basic Medical Research, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan.

Tadashi Yamashita et al. Lancet Reg Health West Pac. 2025.

. 2025 Nov 7:64:101740.

doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2025.101740. eCollection 2025 Nov.

¹ Division of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
² Center for Basic Medical Research, International University of Health and Welfare, Tochigi, Japan.

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