Health Effects of the Chernobyl Accident and Special Health Care

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MB Programmes

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2509
ID World Health Organization

2005
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Contents

SECTION 1. GENERAL AND METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES . 4

Chapter 1. Introduction 4

Chapter 2. Summary from the UNSCEAR 2000 Report on the Health Consequences of the

Chernobyl Accident .. 5

Chapter 3. Role of Epidemiological Studies in Assessing Health Consequences 6

SECTION 1 REFERENCES. 9

SECTION 2. DOSIMETRY .. 10

Chapter 4. Thyroid Dosimetry .. 10

Chapter 5. Whole-Body and Non-Thyroid Specific Organ Dosimetry 21

SECTION 2 REFERENCES.. 30

SECTION 3. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES: Thyroid Disease .. 36

Chapter 6. Thyroid Disease 36

SECTION 3 REFERENCES.. 70

SECTION 4. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES: Leukaemia and Non-Thyroid Solid Cancer .. 83

Chapter 7. Leukaemia 83

Chapter 8. Solid Cancers Other than Thyroid Cancer .. 90

SECTION 4 REFERENCES.. 98

SECTION 5. SPECIFIC OUTCOMES: Non-Cancer Diseases. 104

Chapter 9. Non-Cancer and Non-Thyroid Health Effects 104

Chapter 10. The Eye and Cataractogenesis.. 105

Chapter 11. Cardiovascular diseases 109

Chapter 12. Cytogenetic Markers: Their Use and Significance 113

Chapter 13. Immunological Effects on Health .. 117

Chapter 14. Reproductive Effects and Children's Health. 120

Chapter 15. Mental, Psychological and Central Nervous System Effects 132

Chapter 16. Mortality Caused By Ionizing Radiation Due to the Chernobyl Accident 136

SECTION 5 REFERENCES 148

SECTION 6. PUBLIC HEALTH SYSTEMS IN BELARUS, THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION AND

UKRAINE AS THEY PERTAIN TO CHERNOBYL .. 161

Chapter 17. Health Care Programmes and Medical Monitoring .. 161

SECTION 6 REFERENCES 176