Journal of Rural Medicine

Journal of Rural Medicine

Journal of Rural Medicine (JRM) is the official organ of the Japanese Association of Rural Medicine (JARM) and the International Association of Rural Health and Medicine (IARM), formerly named the International Association of Agricultural Medicine and Rural Health (IAAMRH), that seeks to publish original and practical contributions and review articles on agricultural medicine, rural health care, and clinical investigations in rural and related areas.

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Published by THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE

525 registered articles
(updated on January 19, 2026)

Online ISSN : 1880-4888
Print ISSN : 1880-487X
ISSN-L : 1880-487X

JOURNAL PEER REVIEWED OPEN ACCESS ADVANCE PUBLICATION
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2026 Volume 21 Issue 1

Telemedicine use in medical facilities for rural medical care and local governments in Japan Daisuke Matsubara, Hiroyuki Teraura, Yukiko Honda, Seitaro Iguchi, Takahiro Maeda, Kazuhiko Kotani
Relationship between health-related quality of life assessed using the Japanese version of the Short Form-8 and all-cause mortality in the O City Cohort II survey: a 13-year follow-up of residents in rural Japan Mako Toda, Koutatsu Maruyama, Isao Saito, Shinji Tanaka, Yutaka Takeuchi, Hirotada Okubo, Tadahiro Kato
A qualitative study on the phased nature of the self-acceptance process for working women experiencing menopause Shinako Yoshitake, Takashi Nakamura, Yoshihisa Hirakawa
Provision of palliative care for patients with advanced dementia across various long-term care settings in Japan: a facility-based survey Yoshihisa Hirakawa, Ayane Komatsu, Tami Saito, Takashi Yamanaka, Jiro Okochi, Masafumi Kuzuya, Hisayuki Miura

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Labor shortage of physicians in rural areas and surgical specialties caused by Work Style Reform Policies of the Japanese government: a quantitative simulation analysis

Released on J-STAGE: July 01, 2024 | Volume 19 Issue 3 Pages 166-173

Yoshiki Numata, Masatoshi Matsumoto
2

Effect of Rosuvastatin 2.5 mg on Achieving Lipid Goals Defined by the 2007 Japan Atherosclerosis Society Guidelines

Released on J-STAGE: May 27, 2008 | Volume 3 Issue 1 Pages 10-14

Hiroyuki Ohbayashi
3

Effect of reduced daily magnesium oxide doses on laxative effect: a single-center retrospective study

Released on J-STAGE: July 01, 2024 | Volume 19 Issue 3 Pages 192-195

Norio Watanabe, Akira Itano, Motozumi Ando, Masami Kawahara
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Evaluation of the Appropriateness of the Japanese Metabolic Syndrome Diagnostic Criteria on Routine Medical Health Checkups in a Rural Area.

Released on J-STAGE: October 27, 2006 | Volume 1 Issue 2 Pages 2_30-2_35

Hiroyuki Ohbayashi, Takayuki Naruse, Masaki Yamada, Koutaro Hayashi, Sirou Kawashima, Hiroyuki Nosaka, Hirohiko Yamase
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Meaning of the use of type-B continuous employment support facilities for individuals with mental disabilities and difficulties in transitioning to employment

Released on J-STAGE: July 01, 2025 | Volume 20 Issue 3 Pages 161-169

Koichi Yoshimura

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