| Title |
Mortality Risk amongst Nursing Home Residents Evacuated after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0060192 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Shuhei Nomura, Stuart Gilmour, Masaharu Tsubokura, Daisuke Yoneoka, Amina Sugimoto, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Masahiro Kami, Kenji Shibuya |
| Abstract |
Safety of evacuation is of paramount importance in disaster planning for elderly people; however, little effort has been made to investigate evacuation-related mortality risks. After the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant accident we conducted a retrospective cohort survival survey of elderly evacuees. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 23 | 40% |
| Moldova, Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 32 | 56% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 54 | 95% |
| Scientists | 3 | 5% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 1% |
| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Ireland | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 76 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 16 | 20% |
| Researcher | 12 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 9% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 17 | 22% |
| Unknown | 14 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 14 | 18% |
| Social Sciences | 12 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 7 | 9% |
| Engineering | 7 | 9% |
| Psychology | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 24% |
| Unknown | 16 | 20% |