TY - JOUR T1 - The increase in long-term care public expenditure following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health JO - J Epidemiol Community Health SP - 738 LP - 738 DO - 10.1136/jech-2015-206983 VL - 70 IS - 7 AU - Tomohiro Morita AU - Claire Leppold AU - Masaharu Tsubokura AU - Tsuyoshi Nemoto AU - Yukio Kanazawa Y1 - 2016/07/01 UR - http://jech.bmj.com/content/70/7/738.abstract N2 - The increasing proportions of older people in populations are a reflection of global trends of increased longevity and decreased fertility rates. In the multifaceted consequences of this population change, the burden of increasing public expenditure on long-term care (LTC) may be one of the biggest problems for developed countries.1Public expenditure on LTC is calculated by multiplying the number of adults aged 65 years and older by the average amount of public expenditure per individual in this age group. While it is estimated that the number of older adults will continue to increase in many countries, the corresponding increases in public expenditure per … ER -