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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 6 (2019), Article ID 6:IJNCP-308, 8 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2019/308
Original Article
The State and Cause of Psychological Changes Seven Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Akiko Sakai*, Takako Shimizu, Akihisa Sakai, Chie Isomi, Satomi Shigeta and Kazumi Tsukida

College of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuokashimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshida-gun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan
Prof. Akiko Sakai, College of Nursing, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, 23-3 Matsuokashimoaizuki, Eiheiji-cho, Yoshidagun, Fukui 910-1193, Japan; E-mail: sakaiaki@u-fukui.ac.jp
04 March 2019; 02 April 2019; 04 April 2019
Sakai A, Shimizu T, Sakai A, Isomi C, Shigeta S, et al. (2019) The State and Cause of Psychological Changes Seven Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 6: 308. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2019/308
This study was part of a research project funded by a JSPS Grantin- Aid for Scientific Research (C) 2009–2018 This study was part of a research project funded by a JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) 2009–2018.

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