Clinical aspects of the health disturbances in chernobyl nuclear power plant accident clean-up workers (liquidators) from Latvia

Inflammopharmacology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Eglite, M E ^a   Zvagule, T J ^b   Rainsford, K D ^c   Reste, J D ^b   Curbakova E V ^b   Kurjane, N N ^b  

^a RIGA STRADINS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b PAULS STRADINS CLINICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Latvia)

^c SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chernobyl clean up workers; Health disturbances; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; LEAD; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFLAMMATION; IONIZING RADIATION; LATVIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PREMATURE AGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SOCIOECONOMICS; STOMACH CANCER; THYROID CANCER;

CHERNOBYL NUCLEAR ACCIDENT; HUMANS; LATVIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; NEOPLASMS, RADIATION-INDUCED; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOACTIVE POLLUTANTS;

EID: 68149166888     PISSN: 09254692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10787-009-0001-4     Document Type: Article

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