Nationwide Increase in Complex Congenital Heart Diseases After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident

Background After the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, an increase in the incidence of congenital heart disease (CHDs) in the neighboring countries was reported. In 2011, Japan experienced the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear accidents at Fukushima. However, a nationwide study of their...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kaori Murase, Joe Murase, Akira Mishima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
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Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.118.009486