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Guideline for bioequivaience studies of generic products (Japan). Tokyo, Japan, National Institute of Health Services, 1997 (http //www.nihs.go.jp/drug/ be-guide(e)/Generic/be97E.html). 

This investigation has been supported in part by Public Health Service Research Grants CA-04222 from the National Cancer Institute and AM-10333 from the National Institute of Arthritis and Metabolic Diseases, and by grants from the Jane Coffin Childs Memorial Fund for Medical Research, the Squibb Institute of Medical Research and the Scientific Research Fund of the Ministry of Education of Japan. 

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (1977) A recommended standard for occupational exposure to fibrous glass. U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Public Health Service (ed), Cincinnati Okano M, Kozuka T, Tanigaki, et al. (1987) Fiberglass dermatitis in Japan report of four cases. J Dermatol 14 590-593 Patroni M (1989) Fibre di vetro in ambiente di vita. G Ital Ig Ind 15 59-70... 

There are two medieal insurance systems in Japan Social Insurance System for those working at a company or an office and National Health Insurance System for those not covered by the Social Insurance System. The hospital receives individual payments from patients and the remaining medical service fees from the medical insurance system. The fees are established for the rental rate of the equipment such as a ventilator and a humidifier. TTie currency has been converted using a rale of 110 to the US. ... 

Lillibridge, S. (1995). United States Medical Delegation to Japan. Trip Report (25 April 1995). From S.R. Lillibridge, Acting Chief, Disaster Assessment and Epidemiology Section, to R.J. Jackson, Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services, Atlanta, GA. 

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