Chernobyl fallout and outcome of pregnancy in Finland

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 109, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 179-185

  Auvinen, Anssi ^a,c   Vahteristo, Mikko ^b   Arvela, Hannu ^a   Suomela, Matti ^a   Rahola, Tua ^a   Hakama, Matti ^c   Rytömaa, Tapio ^a,d  

^a STUK RADIATION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Birth rate; Finland; Induced abortion; Pregnancy outcome; radiation; Spontaneous abortion; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; OBSERVATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 0035059973     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.01109179     Document Type: Article

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