Concerns and knowledge-seeking behavior among Futaba residents after the Fukushima nuclear disaster: insights from qualitative and quantitative analyses

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Issue		Radioprotection Volume 60, Number 4, Octobre-Décembre 2025


Page(s)		344 - 353
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/radiopro/2025016
Published online		15 December 2025

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