Relationship between caesium (137Cs) load, cardiovascular symptoms, and source of food in "Chernobyl" children - Preliminary observations after intake of oral apple pectin

Swiss Medical Weekly

Volumn 134, Issue 49-50, 2004, Pages 725-729

  Bandazhevskaya, G S ^a,b   Nesterenko, V B ^a   Babenko, V I ^a   Babenko, I V ^a   Yerkovich, T V ^a   Bandazhevsky, Y I ^a  

^a Institute of Radiation Safety Belrad   (Belarus)

^b Staroborisovsky Trakt   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Apple pectin; Caesium contamination; Cardiovascular symptoms; Chernobyl nuclear power accident; Hypertension

Indexed keywords

CESIUM 137; PECTIN; CESIUM;

ADOLESCENT; APPLE; ARTICLE; BELARUS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR SYMPTOM; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MILK; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; AGE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FRUIT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RURAL POPULATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UKRAINE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BYELARUS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CESIUM RADIOISOTOPES; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION, RADIOACTIVE; FRUIT; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PECTINS; RURAL POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; UKRAINE;

EID: 11444259036     PISSN: 14247860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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