Growing concern about heatstroke this summer in Japan after Fukushima nuclear disaster

Masahide Kondo; Yasushi Honda; Masaji Ono

doi:10.1007/s12199-011-0228-8

Growing concern about heatstroke this summer in Japan after Fukushima nuclear disaster

Environ Health Prev Med. 2011 Sep;16(5):279-80. doi: 10.1007/s12199-011-0228-8. Epub 2011 Jul 22.

Authors

Masahide Kondo¹, Yasushi Honda, Masaji Ono

Affiliation

¹ Department of Health Care Policy and Management, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.

Abstract

Heat stroke management will be a major challenge following the Fukushima nuclear plant accident that occurred due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this article, a number of actions to meet this challenge are proposed.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cities
Disasters
Earthquakes
Heat Stroke / epidemiology*
Heat Stroke / etiology
Heat Stroke / prevention & control
Heat Stroke / therapy
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Nuclear Power Plants*
Radioactive Hazard Release*
Risk Factors
Seasons