Ozaki A, Leppold C, Tanimoto T, Sawano T, Tsukada M, Ohira H. Abandoned areas in post-disaster Fukushima, Japan. QJM. 2016. Pubmed
Ozaki A, Tanimoto T, Leppold C, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Tsukada M, Kami M, Ohira H. A possible association between the resumption of agricultural activities and a venomous snakebite after Fukushima nuclear crisis. Oxford Medical Case Reports. 2:22–23, 2016. OMCR (pdf 124KB)
Nomura S, Blangiardo M, Tsubokura M, Ozaki, A, Morita T, Hongson S. Postnuclear disaster evacuation and chronic health in adults in Fukushima, Japan: a long-term retrospective analysis. BMJ Open. 6:e010080, 2016. BMJ Open
Morita T, Tsubokura M, Nemoto T, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Voluntary Medical Support Is Key After Nuclear Disasters. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2016. [Epub ahead of print] Pubmed
Nagata M, Sugihara M, Takita M, Tanimoto T, Kami M. Punishment for a medical malpractice in Japan. Intern Med J. 46:120-121, 2016.(Jan) Wiley Online Library
Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Hayano R, Yoneoka D, Ozaki A, Shimada Y, Furutani T, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. Compliance with the proper use of an individual radiation dosimeter among children and the effects of improper use on the measured dose: a retrospective study 18 to 20 months following Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident. BMJ Open. 5:e009555, 2015. (Dec 30) BMJ Open
Shimmura H, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Akiyama j, Nomura S, Mori J, Tanimoto T, Abe K, Sakai S, Kawaguchi H, Tokiwa M. Whole body counter assessment of internal radiocontamination in patients with end-stage renal disease living in areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster: a retrospective observational study. BMJ Open. 5:e009745, 2015. BMJ Open
Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Furutani T, Hayano RS, Kami M, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. Dependence of radiation dose on the behavioral patterns among school children: a retrospective analysis 18 to 20 months following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan. J Radiat Res. 2015. (Nov 25) Oxford Journals
Nomura S, Blangiardo M, Tsubokura M, Nishikawa Y, Gilmour S, Kami M, Hodgson S. Post-nuclear disaster evacuation and survival amongst elderly people in Fukushima: A comparative analysis between evacuees and non-evacuees. Prev Med. 2015. (Nov 22) ELSEVIER
Akiyama J, Kato S, Tsubokura M, Mori J, Tanimoto T, Abe K, Sakai S, Hayano R, Tokiwa M, Shimmura H. Minimal Internal Radiation Exposure in Residents Living South of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster. PLoS One. 10:e0140482, 2015. (Oct 20) PLoS One
Hayano RS, Tsubokura M, Miyazaki M, Ozaki A, Shimada Y, Kambe T, Nemoto T, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y, Nihei M, Sakuma Y, Shimmura H, Akiyama J, Tokiwa M. Whole-body counter surveys of over 2700 babies and small children in and around Fukushima Prefecture 33 to 49 months after the Fukushima Daiichi NPP accident. Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B. 91:440-446, 2015. (Oct 8) J-STAGE
Murakami M, Ono K, Tsubokura M, Nomura S, Oikawa T, Oka T, Kami M, Oki T. Was the Risk from Nursing-Home Evacuation after the Fukushima Accident Higher than the Radiation Risk? PLoS One. 10:e0137906, 2015. (Sep) Pubmed
Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Gilmour S, Hayano RS, Watanabe YN, Kami M, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. An evaluation of early countermeasures to reduce the risk of internal radiation exposure after the Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan. Health Policy Plan. 2015.(Sep 11) Pubmed
Ishii T, Tsubokura M, Ochi S, Kato S, Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Nishikawa Y, Kami M, Shibuya K, Saito Y, Iwamoto Y, Tachiya H. Living in Contaminated Radioactive Areas Is Not an Acute Risk Factor for Noncommunicable Disease Development: A Retrospective Observational Study. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 1-4, 2015.(Sep 9) Pubmed
Morita T, Tanimoto T, Hori A, Kanazawa Y. Alcohol use disorder due to social isolation after a nuclear disaster in Fukushima. BMJ Case Rep. 2015;2015. (Jun) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Kato S, Morita T, Nomura S, Kami M, Sakaihara K, Hanai T, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Assessment of the Annual Additional Effective Doses amongst Minamisoma Children during the Second Year after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster. PLoS One. 10:e0129114, 2015. (Jun 8) Pubmed
Nishikawa Y, Fukuda Y, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Nomura S, Saito Y. Managing Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus through Periodical Hospital Visits in the Aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster: A Retrospective Case Series. PLoS One. 10:e0125632, 2015.(May) Pubmed
Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Hayano R, Furutani T, Yoneoka D, Kami M, Kanazawa Y, Oikawa T. Comparison between direct measurements and modeled estimates of external radiation exposure among school children 18 to 30 months after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan. Environ Sci Technol. 49:1009-1016, 2015.(Jan 20) Pubmed
Hayano RS, Tsubokura M, Miyazaki M, Satou H, Sato K, Masaki S, Sakuma Y. Whole-body counter surveys of Miharu-town school children for four consecutive years after the Fukushima NPP accident. Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci. 91:92-98, 2015. (Jan) arXiv
Tsubokura M, Kato S, Nomura S, Morita T, Sugimoto A, Gilmour S, Kami M, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Absence of internal radiation contamination by radioactive cesium among children affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster. Health Phys. 108:39-43, 2015.(Jan) Pubmed
Nishikawa Y, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Ishii T, Saito Y. Detecting Residual Fluorine 18 From a Medical PET-CT Procedure During Population Whole Body Counter Screening in Fukushima. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 8:469-470, 2014.(Dec) Pubmed
Kodama Y, Oikawa T, Hayashi K, Takano M, Nagano M, Onoda K, Yoshida T, Takada A, Hanai T, Shimada S, Shimada S, Nishiuchi Y, Onoda S, Monma K, Tsubokura M, Matsumura T, Kami M, Kanazawa Y. Impact of natural disaster combined with nuclear power plant accidents on local medical services: a case study of minamisoma municipal general hospital after the great East Japan earthquake. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 8:471-476, 2014.(Dec) Pubmed
Morita T, Tsubokura M, Tanimoto T, Nemoto T, Kanazawa Y. A need for tetanus vaccination before restoration activities in fukushima, Japan. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 8:467-468, 2014.(Dec) Pubmed
Hayano RS, Tsubokura M, Miyazaki M, Satou H, Sato K, Masaki S, Sakuma Y. Comprehensive whole-body counter surveys of Miharu-town school children for three consecutive years after the Fukushima NPP accident. Proc Jpn Acad Ser B Phys Biol Sci. 90:211-213, 2014 Pubmed
Hayano RS, Watanabe YN, Nomura S, Nemoto T, Tsubokura M, Hanai T, Kumemoto Y, Kowata S, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Whole-body counter survey results 4 months after the Fukushima Dai-ichi NPP accident in Minamisoma City, Fukushima. J Radiol Prot. 34:787-799, 2014.(Oct) arXiv
Tsubokura M, Kato S, Nomura S, Gilmour S, Nihei M, Sakuma Y, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y, Kami M, Hayano R. Reduction of high levels of internal radio-contamination by dietary intervention in residents of areas affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster: a case series. PLoS One. 9:e100302, 2014. Pubmed
Sugimoto A, Gilmour S, Tsubokura M, Nomura S, Kami M, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y, Shibuya K. Assessment of the Risk of Medium-Term Internal Contamination in Minamisoma City, Fukushima, Japan, after the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Accident. Environ Health Perspect. 122:587-593, 2014.(Jun) Pubmed
Nishikawa Y, Tsubokura M, Kato S, Saito Y. Possible Anisakiasis Associated with Fishery Resumption. Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness. 7:1-2, 2014. (Apr) Pubmed
Nagatsuka T, Kodama Y, Hayakawa S, Hara A, Matsumura T, Hirata T, Kami M. Physical and Mental Changes among High School Students in Fukushima, a Disaster-stricken Area, Following Continuous Sports Lessons by International and Olympic Level Athletes. Journal of Japan Society of Sports Industry. 24:39-47, 2014. (Mar)
Tsubokura M, Nomura S, Ishii T, Kami M, Kato S. Detection of 131I in a patient with thyroid cancer by internal radiation exposure screening using a whole-body counter in Fukushima. Clin Nucl Med. 39:281-282, 2014.(Mar) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Hara K, Matsumura T, Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Hinata M, Shibuya K, Kami M. The Immediate Physical and Mental Health Crisis in Residents Proximal to the Evacuation Zone After Japan's Nuclear Disaster: An Observational Pilot Study. Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 8:30-36, 2014.(Feb) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Kato S, Nihei M, Sakuma Y, Furutani T, Uehara K, Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Hayano R, Kami M, Watanobe H, Endo Y. Limited internal radiation exposure associated with resettlements to a radiation-contaminated homeland after the fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster. PLoS One. 8:e81909, 2013. (Dec 2) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Shibuya K, Kato S, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Acute intake of radionuclides immediately after the incident as the main contributor of the internal radiation exposure after fukushima daiichi nuclear disaster. JAMA pediatrics. 167:1169-1170, 2013.(Dec 1) Pubmed
Ishii T, Ito K, Kato S, Tsubokura M, Ochi S, Iwamoto Y, Saito Y. A report from Fukushima: an assessment of bone health in an area affected by the Fukushima nuclear plant incident. J Bone Miner Metab. 31:613-617, 2013.(Nov) Pubmed
Mori J, Tsubokura M, Sugimoto A, Tanimoto T, Kami M, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Increased incidence of dog-bite injuries after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Prev Med. 57:363-365, 2013.(Oct) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Nihei M, Sato K, Masaki S, Sakuma Y, Kato S, Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Matsumura T, Miyazaki M, Hayano R, Shibuya K, Kami M, Sasaki T. Measurement of internal radiation exposure among decontamination workers in villages near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Health Physics Journal. 105:379-381, 2013.(Oct) Pubmed
Sugimoto A, Nomura S, Tsubokura M, Matsumura T, Muto K, Sato M, Gilmour S. The relationship between media consumption and health-related anxieties after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. PLoS One. 8:e65331:1-7, 2013. (Aug17) Pubmed
Hayano R, Tsubokura M, Miyazaki M, Satou H, Sato K, Masaki S, Sakuma Y. Internal radiocesium contamination of adults and children in Fukushima 7 to 20 months after the Fukushima NPP accident as measured by extensive whole-body-counter surveys Released. Proc. Jpn. Acad., Ser. B 89:157-163, 2013.(April 11) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Takita M, Matsumura T, Hara K, Tanimoto T, Kobayashi K, Hamaki T, Oiso G, Kami M, Okawada T, Tachiya H. Changes in metabolic profiles after the Great East Japan Earthquake: a retrospective observational study. BMC Public Health. 13:267, 2013. (Mar) BMC Public Health
Nomura S, Gilmour S, Tsubokura M, Yoneoka D, Sugimoto A, Oikawa T, Kami M, Shibuya K. Mortality Risk amongst Nursing Home Residents Evacuated after the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Retrospective Cohort Study. PLoS One. 8:e60192, 2013. (Mar 26) Pubmed
Mori J, Hasui K, Tanimoto T, Matsumura T, Kami M. Drug Shortages After the Eastern Japan Earthquake: Experiences in a Tertiary Referral Center. Drug Inf J. 46:607-610,2012.(Sep) SAGE Journals
Tsubokura M, Mori J, Tanimoto T, Oikawa T. A dog bite injury after the Fukushima nuclear accident. Intern Med. 51:2493, 2012.(Sep 1) Pubmed
Ishii T, Harasawa K, Tanimoto T. Drowning. N Engl J Med. 367:777; author reply 777-778, 2012.(Aug 23) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Gilmour S, Takahashi K, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y. Internal radiation exposure after the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. JAMA. 308:669-670, 2012.(Aug 15) Pubmed
Sugimoto A, Krull S, Nomura S, Morita T, Tsubokura M. The voice of the most vulnerable: lessons from the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 90:629-630, 2012.(Aug 1) WHO
Harasawa K, Tanimoto T, Kami M, Oikawa T, Kanazawa Y, Komatsu H. Health problems in the temporary housing in Fukushima. Lancet. 379:2240-2241, 2012.(Jun 16) Pubmed
Okai K, Tsubokura M, Tanimoto T, Kanazawa Y. Radiograph abnormalities caused by the nuclear accident. Intern Med. 51:2073, 2012.(May 20) Pubmed
Tsubokura M, Horie S, Komatsu H, Tokiwa M, Kami M. The impact of the Great Tohoku Earthquake on the dialysis practice in the disaster-stricken area. Hemodial Int. 16:320-321, 2012.(Apr) Pubmed
Tanimoto T, Yuji K, Kodama Y, Matsumura T, Yamamoto H, Mori J, Hosoda M, Uchida N, Kami M, Taniguchi S. The long and winding road for the Fukushima nuclear workers. Lancet. 379:e34, 2012.(Mar 10) Pubmed
Tanimoto T, Evacuee camps from the tsunami and radiation disaster in Fukushima, Japan. Archives of Internal Medicine. 172(3):236, 2012.(Jan.)