title: Growing concern about heatstroke this summer in Japan after Fukushima nuclear disaster.
abstract: Heat stroke management will be a major challenge following the Fukushima nuclear plant accident that occurred due to the Great East Japan Earthquake. In this article, a number of actions to meet this challenge are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Care Policy and Management, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahide
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yasushi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Honda
authors.forename: Masaji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ono
mesh_terms: D002947:Cities; D004190:Disasters; D055866:Earthquakes; D018883:Heat Stroke / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D055848:Nuclear Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012307:Risk Factors; D012621:Seasons