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The Role of Japan’s “Hello Baby” Home Visit Program: Secondary Analysis of Municipal Evaluation Data

The Role of Japan’s “Hello Baby” Home Visit Program: Secondary Analysis of Municipal Evaluation Data

Authors of this article:

Takehiro Arai1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Aya Goto1, 3 Author Orcid Image
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Takehiro Arai   1, 2 , PhD ;   Aya Goto   1, 3 , MD, PhD

1 Center for Integrated Sciences and Humanities, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima City, Japan

2 Faculty of Education, Yamagata University, Yamagata City, Japan

3 Department of Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Aya Goto, MD, PhD
  • Center for Integrated Sciences and Humanities
  • Fukushima Medical University
  • Hikarigaoka 1
  • Fukushima City 960-1295
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 24 547 1835
  • Email: agoto@fmu.ac.jp