The Chornobyl accident and cognitive functioning: A follow-up study of infant evacuees at age 19 years

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 489-497

  Taormina, D P ^a   Rozenblatt, S ^b   Guey, L T ^c   Gluzman, S F ^d   Carlson, G A ^a   Havenaar, J M ^e   Zakhozha, V ^f   Kotov, R ^a   Bromet, E J ^a,g  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Advanced Psychological Assessment PC   (United States)

^c Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas   (Spain)

^d Ukrainian Psychiatric Association   (Ukraine)

^e VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^f Kiev International Institute of Sociology   (Ukraine)

^g STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chornobyl; Disaster; Neuropsychology; Radiation; Ukraine; Young adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN; CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RADIATION INJURIES; UKRAINE;

EID: 40449102863     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291707002462     Document Type: Article

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