The need for measures to prevent "solitary deaths" after large earthquakes - based on current conditions following the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake

J Forensic Leg Med. 2008 Nov;15(8):527-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.005. Epub 2008 Aug 8.

Authors

Yoshitsugu Fujita¹, Ken Inoue, Nobuhiko Seki, Takeo Inoue, Akira Sakuta, Teruomi Miyazawa, Kenji Eguchi

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory and Infectious Diseases, St Marianna University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

PMID: 18926507
DOI: 10.1016/j.jflm.2008.05.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Cause of Death
Disasters / statistics & numerical data*
Earthquakes / mortality*
Earthquakes / statistics & numerical data
Female
Forensic Medicine*
Health Services Needs and Demand / statistics & numerical data
Housing / standards*
Humans
Japan / epidemiology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality*
Preventive Health Services / methods*
Preventive Health Services / organization & administration
Social Isolation
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / mortality
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / prevention & control