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Mortality among personnel who worked at the Mayak complex in the first years of its operation.
Epidemiological studies revealed increased cancer mortality among persons who began working at the Mayak complex during the period 1948-1958. Estimation of cancer risk was carried out for the sites of cancer that showed increased mortality and dependence on dose of external gamma- or internal alpha-irradiation.
Authors
- Koshurnikova, N A, Koshurnikova NA, Public Health Ministry of the Russian Federation, Biophysics Institute Branch NI, Chelyabinsk-65, Russian Federation.
- Bysogolov, G D, Bysogolov GD,
- Bolotnikova, M G, Bolotnikova MG,
- Khokhryakov, V F, Khokhryakov VF,
- Kreslov, V V, Kreslov VV,
- Okatenko, P V, Okatenko PV,
- Romanov, S A, Romanov SA,
- Shilnikova, N S, Shilnikova NS,
YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1996
SOURCE: Health Phys. 1996 Jul;71(1):90-3. doi: 10.1097/00004032-199607000-00015.
JOURNAL TITLE ABBREVIATION: Health Phys
JOURNAL TITLE: Health physics
ISSN: 0017-9078 (Print) 0017-9078 (Linking)
VOLUME: 71
ISSUE: 1
PAGES: 90-3
PLACE OF PUBLICATION: United States
ABSTRACT:
Epidemiological studies revealed increased cancer mortality among persons who began working at the Mayak complex during the period 1948-1958. Estimation of cancer risk was carried out for the sites of cancer that showed increased mortality and dependence on dose of external gamma- or internal alpha-irradiation.
Epidemiological studies revealed increased cancer mortality among persons who began working at the Mayak complex during the period 1948-1958. Estimation of cancer risk was carried out for the sites of cancer that showed increased mortality and dependence on dose of external gamma- or internal alpha-irradiation.
LANGUAGE: eng
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 1996 Jul
DATE COMPLETED: 19960730
DATE REVISED: 20190722
MESH DATE: 1996/07/01 00:01
EDAT: 1996/07/01 00:00
STATUS: MEDLINE
PUBLICATION STATUS: ppublish
OWNER: NLM
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