| Main Title |
Human consequences of the Chernobyl accident and special health care programmes |
| Publisher |
World Health Organization, |
| Year Published |
2005 |
| OCLC Number |
61443604 |
| Subjects |
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl , Ukraine, 1986--Health aspects ;
Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, Chornobyl , Ukraine, 1986--Social aspects
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
Status |
| EJBM |
RA569.H43 2005 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
09/08/2005 |
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| Collation |
179 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Notes |
"Working draft, August 31, 2005." Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents Notes |
General and methodological issues -- Summary from the UNSCEAR 2000 Report on the Health consequences of the Chernobyl Accident -- Role of epidemiological studies in assessing health consequences -- Dosimetry -- Thyroid dosimetry -- Whole-body and non-thyroid specific organ dosimetry -- Specific outcomes: thyroid disease -- Specific outcomes: Leukaemia and non-thyroid solid cancer -- Specific outcomes: non-cancer diseases -- Non-cancer and non-thyroid health effects -- The eye and cataractogenesis-- Cardiovascular diseases -- Cytogenetic markers: their use and significance -- Immunological effects on health -- Reproductive effects and children's health -- Mental, psychological and central nervous system effects -- Mortality caused by ionizing radiation due to the Chernobyl accident -- Public health systems in Belarus, the Russian Federation and Ukraine as they pertain to Chernobyl. |
