A Cross-Sectional survey of the Clinical Features of Tetanus Infection in the Great East Japan Earthquake

An Outbreak of Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Yamagata Prefecture Following the Great East Japan Earthquake

Background: In the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake, most of the areas in Yamagata prefecture experienced a serious power failure lasting for approximately 24 hours. A number of households were subsequently poisoned with carbon monoxide (CO) due to various causes. In this study, we conducted a survey of CO poisoning during the disaster. Methods: A questionnaire regarding CO poisonin...

Bridging the Gap 3(6): Natural Disasters

» Comorbidity of PTSD, major depression, and substance use disorder among adolescent victims » The role of anger and ongoing stressors in mental health following a natural disaster » Post-traumatic stress disorder and depression prevalence and associated risk factors among local disaster relief and reconstruction workers fourteen months after the Great East Japan earthquake: A cross-sectional s...

Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infections in Japan: A Cross-sectional Newspaper Database Survey

Do Risk Preferences Change? Evidence from Panel Data before and after the Great East Japan∗ Earthquake

We investigate whether individuals’ risk preferences change after experiencing a natural disaster– specifically, the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. The novelty of our study is that we use panels of nationally representative surveys, and thus, we can track the changes in risk preferences of the same individuals. We find that people who experienced greater intensity of the Earthquake become...

Relationships between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan earthquake: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is a health issue that often occurs after serious disaster. Social factors, which can be disrupted by disaster, are important determinants of physical activity levels in everyday living. This study was designed to confirm the association between social factors and physical activity among elderly survivors of the Great East Japan Earthquake. METHODS From Septembe...