Was the Risk from Nursing-Home Evacuation after the Fukushima Accident Higher than the Radiation Risk?

Was the Risk from Nursing-Home Evacuation after the Fukushima Accident Higher than the Radiation Risk?

After the 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, nursing-home residents and staff were evacuated voluntarily from damaged areas to avoid radiation exposure. Unfortunately, the evacuation resulted in increased mortalities among nursing home residents. We assessed the risk trade-o...

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Main Authors: Michio Murakami, Kyoko Ono, Masaharu Tsubokura, Shuhei Nomura, Tomoyoshi Oikawa, Tosihiro Oka, Masahiro Kami, Taikan Oki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4567272?pdf=render

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