Prevalence of neoplastic thyroid disorders in territories close to Semipalatinsk nuclear test site, East Kazakhstan: a cross-sectional study

Autor:	A. Espenbetov, Andrej M Grjibovski, M Espenbetova, Zh Zhumanbayeva, O Yurkovskaya, Zh Zamanbekova, N Glushkova, K Amrenova
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Pathology medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Cross-sectional study business.industry Thyroid Population Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.anatomical_structure medicine Endocrine system Nuclear test business education Thyroid tumors
Zdroj:	European Journal of Public Health. 24
ISSN:	1464-360X 1101-1262
DOI:	10.1093/eurpub/cku166.115
Popis:	Background Thyroid tumors are the most common endocrine tumors. Thyroid gland is one of the most sensitive organs to carcinogenic effects of ionizing radiation. Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site (SNTS) was used by the Soviet military during more than 40 years resulting in substantial pollution of the large territory. The data on health status of the population living close to SNTS is very scarce. Our previous studies have presented the data on thyroid …
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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