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Social isolation and cancer management – advanced rectal cancer with patient delay following the 2011 triple disaster in Fukushima, Japan: a case report

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the effects of social isolation in the elderly on their process of gaining health information and seeking health care. CASE PRESENTATION: In March 2011, Fukushima, Japan experienced an earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster, also known as Japan’s triple disaster....

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Autores principales: Ozaki, Akihiko, Leppold, Claire, Sawano, Toyoaki, Tsubokura, Masaharu, Tsukada, Manabu, Tanimoto, Tetsuya, Kami, Masahiro, Ohira, Hiromichi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5433021/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28506309
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-017-1306-3