Neurobehavioral and cognitive performances of children exposed to low-dose radiation in the Chernobyl accident: The Israeli Chernobyl health effects study

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 160, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 453-459

  Joseph, N Bar ^a   Reisfeld, D ^a   Tirosh, E ^a,b   Silman, Z ^a   Rennert, Gad ^a,c  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accidents, radiation; Child; Cognition; Health; Neurobehavioral manifestations; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CHILD HEALTH; COGNITION; HEALTH IMPACT; RADIATION EXPOSURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; COGNITION; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IONIZING RADIATION; LOW ENERGY RADIATION; MIGRATION; PREGNANCY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOACTIVE CONTAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD; UKRAINE;

ACCIDENTS, RADIATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMBRYONIC AND FETAL DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; UKRAINE;

EASTERN EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; UKRAINE;

EID: 4444372662     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh231     Document Type: Article

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