Characteristics of Physician Outflow from Disaster Areas following the Great East Japan Earthquake
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Characteristics of Physician Outflow from Disaster Areas following the Great East Japan Earthquake
OBJECTIVE The shortage of physicians after a major disaster is a crucial issue. We aimed to evaluate the characteristics of physicians who left affected areas following the accident at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11, 2011. METHODS Using data from a physician census conducted in 2010 (pre-disaster) and 2012 (post-disaster), we evalua...
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عنوان ژورنال: PLOS ONE
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1932-6203
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169220