Epidemiology of Food Choking Deaths in Japan: Time Trends and Regional Variations.

Yuta Taniguchi Masao IwagamiNobuo SakataTaeko WatanabeKazuhiro AbeNanako Tamiya

Published in: Journal of epidemiology (2020)

There are temporal and regional variations of food choking deaths in Japan, possibly due to the consumption of Japanese rice cake (mochi), particularly over the New Year's holiday.

Keyphrases

human health
risk factors
risk assessment