Voice from Fukushima: Responsibility of Epidemiologists to Avoid Irrational Stigmatization of Children in Fukushima

Thyroid. 2016 Sep;26(9):1332-3. doi: 10.1089/thy.2016.0120. Epub 2016 Aug 16.

Authors

Sae Ochi¹, Shigeaki Kato², Masaharu Tsubokura¹, Claire Leppold³, Masahiro Kami⁴, Kenji Shibuya⁵

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Internal Medicine, Soma Central Hospital , Fukushima, Japan .
² 2 Department of Radiation Protection, Soma Central Hospital , Fukushima, Japan .
³ 3 Department of Clinical Research, Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital , Fukushima, Japan .
⁴ 4 Social Communication System for Advanced Clinical Research, Institute of Medical Science, University of Tokyo , Tokyo, Japan .
⁵ 5 Global Health Policy, University of Tokyo , Tokyo, Japan .

PMID: 27432756
DOI: 10.1089/thy.2016.0120

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiologists
Fukushima Nuclear Accident*
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Japan / epidemiology
Social Stigma*
Thyroid Diseases / epidemiology*
Thyroid Diseases / psychology*
Thyroid Neoplasms / epidemiology
Thyroid Neoplasms / psychology