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A dentist’s role: prevention of snoring at temporary refuges for victims of the East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 11, 2011

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Mr. J. Denholm Patterson, Innovative Health Technologies (NZ) Limited and Mr. Toshiaki Yamaoka, Yamaoka International Limited, Tokyo for donating the tongue stabilizing devices. We appreciate Mrs. Yuri Kasai, Japan Sleep and Health Promotion Society; Ms. Naoko Tanaka, MAGnet Ltd., Tokyo, Japan; and Mr. Takayuki Ikuta and Mrs. Chitose Owada, Futaba Town Administrative Office for loaning portable monitors and constant support at the refuge. We would also like to thank Dr. Jun Kashiwazaki, Asahigaoka Jun Dental Clinic; Dr. Fernanda Almeida, The University of British Columbia; Dr. Kiyohisa Takahashi, Japan Foundation for Neuroscience and Mental Health; Dr. Minoru Furuhata, Furuhata Dental Clinic; Mrs. Masako Ishii, Mrs. Fumiyo Ishikawa, Mrs. Yuka Sato, Mrs. Masami Tsuiki, and Mrs. Ingrid Ellis for their comments and editorial assistance expertise for this report.

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  1. Division of Dental Sleep Medicine, Japan Somnology Center, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 1-24-10 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, 1510053, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoru Tsuiki & Keiko Maeda

  2. Department of Somnology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

    Satoru Tsuiki, Keiko Maeda & Yuichi Inoue

  3. Futaba Town Administrative Office, Futaba Town, Fukushima, Japan

    Toshimi Shiga

  4. MAGnet Ltd., Tokyo, Japan

    Rumi Matsuzaki-Stromberger

  5. Division of Sleep Medicine, Japan Somnology Center, Neuropsychiatric Research Institute, 1-24-10 Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, 1510053, Tokyo, Japan

    Yuichi Inoue

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Tsuiki, S., Shiga, T., Maeda, K. et al. A dentist’s role: prevention of snoring at temporary refuges for victims of the East Japan earthquake and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident on March 11, 2011. Sleep Breath 16, 587–589 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11325-011-0581-2

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