Disaster-related deaths after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident - Definition of the term and lessons learned

Introduction: There are two types of disaster deaths: direct and indirect. Direct deaths are caused by the direct physical effects of disasters, such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and radiation exposure, whereas indirect deaths are caused by secondary health effects such as emergency evacuation, relocat...

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Main Authors: Motohiro Tsuboi, Toyoaki Sawano, Saori Nonaka, Arinobu Hori, Akihiko Ozaki, Yoshitaka Nishikawa, Tianchen Zhao, Michio Murakami, Masaharu Tsubokura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:Environmental Advances
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666765722000837