Description
| Product ID: | 9780128240984 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | NL |
| Title: | Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster |
| Authors: | Author: Hitoshi , Fukushima, Japan) Ohto, Masaharu , School of Medicine, Fukushima, Japan) Maeda, Kenji and Fukushima Medical University (FMU), Japan) Kamiya |
| Page Count: | 394 |
| Subjects: | Public health and preventive medicine, Public health & preventive medicine, Life sciences: general issues, Nuclear issues, Life sciences: general issues, Nuclear issues |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides a multidisciplinary retrospective on the health consequences on the population the first decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Sections 1 and 2 of the book begins with an introduction and an overview of the developments surrounding the Fukushima accident. Section 3 discusses topics such as the physical health impact of radiation exposure as well as diseases that resulted from long-term evacuation. Section 4 examines the psychological factors and the social impact of the disaster and how their combined influence affected the physical and mental wellness of the population. The book concludes with Section 5 which covers the mitigation strategy for treatment and care of psychological health issues resulting from the disaster. The book contains expert contributions from those who have first-hand experience in the recovery efforts and are still actively researching the impact of the disaster. Health Effects of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster provides readers with a coherent, multi-dimensional narrative about the physical, psychosocial, and psychological aspects of the decade-long aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. |
| Imprint Name: | Academic Press Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-05-06 |