Changes in Cognitive Functions in the Elderly Living in Temporary Housing after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

On March 11, 2011, Japan experienced an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 and subsequent enormous tsunamis. This disaster destroyed many coastal cities and caused nearly 20,000 casualties. In the aftermath of the disaster, many tsunami survivors who lost their homes were forced to live in small temporary...

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Main Authors: Aiko Ishiki, Shoji Okinaga, Naoki Tomita, Reiko Kawahara, Ichiro Tsuji, Ryoichi Nagatomi, Yasuyuki Taki, Takashi Takahashi, Masafumi Kuzuya, Shigeto Morimoto, Katsuya Iijima, Takeyoshi Koseki, Hiroyuki Arai, Katsutoshi Furukawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4720119?pdf=render