Clinically significant behavior problems among young children 2 years after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

BACKGROUND: On March 11, 2011, a massive undersea earthquake and tsunami struck East Japan. Few studies have investigated the impact of exposure to a natural disaster on preschool children. We investigated the association of trauma experiences during the Great East Japan Earthquake on clinically sig...

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Main Authors: Takeo Fujiwara, Junko Yagi, Hiroaki Homma, Hirobumi Mashiko, Keizo Nagao, Makiko Okuyama, Great East Japan Earthquake Follow-up for Children Study Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4204852?pdf=render