Lingering health-related anxiety about radiation among Fukushima residents as correlated with media information following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.

Following the March 2011 accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, many residents of Fukushima have faced anxieties about the health impacts of radiation exposure. Considering that source of information may influence resident anxiety, this study aimed to elucidate the correlation between th...

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Main Authors: Chihiro Nakayama, Osamu Sato, Minoru Sugita, Takeo Nakayama, Yujiro Kuroda, Masatsugu Orui, Hajime Iwasa, Seiji Yasumura, Rima E Rudd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217285