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Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine 1/2013

Open Access 01-12-2013 | Editorial

New year address on the state of psychosomatic medicine in Japan

Author: Chiharu Kubo

Published in: BioPsychoSocial Medicine | Issue 1/2013

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The Japanese Society of Psychosomatic Medicine was founded in 1959, and its first congress was held in 1960, with fewer than 100 members. The society has grown tremendously since then, both in terms of scope and size. In 2012, we had 3,600 members. We have hosted the World Congress of Psychosomatic Medicine two times, first in 1977 in Kyoto, then in 2005 in Kobe, where we were very honored by the attendance of the Emperor and Empress and privileged to hear the Emperor’s encouraging speech. …
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Title
New year address on the state of psychosomatic medicine in Japan
Author
Chiharu Kubo
Publication date
01-12-2013
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
BioPsychoSocial Medicine / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1751-0759
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1751-0759-7-2

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