The prevalence of psychological distress during pregnancy in Miyagi Prefecture for 3 years after the Great Eas t Japan Earthquake

Abstract Background To examine changes in psychological distress prevalence among pregnant women in Miyagi Prefecture, which was directly affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, and compare it with the other, less damaged areas of Japan. Methods This study was conducted in conjuncti...

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Main Authors: Kaou Tanoue, Zen Watanabe, Hidekazu Nishigori, Noriyuki Iwama, Michihiro Satoh, Takahisa Murakami, Kousuke Tanaka, Satomi Sasaki, Kasumi Sakurai, Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Masatoshi Saito, Junichi Sugawara, Nozomi Tatsuta, Shinichi Kuriyama, Takahiro Arima, Kunihiko Nakai, Nobuo Yaegashi, Hirohito Metoki, Japan Environment and Children’s Study (JECS) Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12199-021-00944-2