Psychological distress and the perception of radiation risks: The fukushima health management survey;Détresse psychologique et perception des risques liés aux rayonnements: L’enquête de surveillance sanitaire Fukushima Health Management Survey;La angustia psicológica y la percepción de los riesgos de radiación: La encuesta sobre la gestión sanitaria en Fukushima (Fukushima Health Management Survey)

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 598-605

  Suzuki, Yuriko ^a   Yabe, Hirooki ^b   Yasumura, Seiji ^b   Ohira, Tetsuya ^b   Niwa, Shin Ichi ^b   Ohtsuru, Akira ^b   Mashiko, Hirobumi ^c   Maeda, Masaharu ^b   Abe, Masafumi ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^b FUKUSHIMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Fukushima Prefecture Developmental Disability Support Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL HEALTH; NUCLEAR POWER PLANT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK PERCEPTION;

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION HAZARD; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK; YOUNG ADULT;

FUKUSHIMA [TOHOKU]; HONSHU; JAPAN; TOHOKU;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84940767203     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.14.146498     Document Type: Article

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