Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
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Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster

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About This Book

Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides a multidisciplinary retrospective on the health consequences on the population the first decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Sections 1 and 2 of the book begins with an introduction and an overview of the developments surrounding the Fukushima accident. Section 3 discusses topics such as the physical health impact of radiation exposure as well as diseases that resulted from long-term evacuation. Section 4 examines the psychological factors and the social impact of the disaster and how their combined influence affected the physical and mental wellness of the population. The book concludes with Section 5 which covers the mitigation strategy for treatment and care of psychological health issues resulting from the disaster. The book contains expert contributions from those who have first-hand experience in the recovery efforts and are still actively researching the impact of the disaster. Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides readers with a coherent, multi-dimensional narrative about the physical, psychosocial, and psychological aspects of the decade-long aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster.

  • Provides information based on evidence obtained through scientific methods such as long-term epidemiological surveys and case studies
  • Examines the indirect health impact, especially psychosocial effects, caused by technological disasters like nuclear accidents
  • Includes contributions from experts in the field who participated in the recovery efforts and are currently researching the health impact of the Fukushima disaster

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Publisher
Academic Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9780128240991
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Public Health, Administration & Care

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. Contributors
  6. Preface
  7. Section I: Development of Fukushima disaster
  8. Section II: Physical and radiological effects
  9. Section III: Mental health and psychosocial issues
  10. Section IV: Long-term support
  11. Index