Nuclear Accidents and Epidemiology: Reports on Two Meetings. Epidemiology Related to the Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, and Appropriate Methodologies for Studying Possible Long-Term Effects of Radiation on Individuals Exposed in a Nuclear Accident

摘要

Contents: Epidemiology related to Chernobyl nuclear accident (Update on situation in the USSR, Estimation of effects from calculated doses, Specific organ sites worth considering in studies on cancer rates, Prenatal effects apart from cancer, Use of stable iodine prophylaxis); Appropriate methodologies for studying possible long-term effects of radiation on individuals exposed in a nuclear accident (Post-Chernobyl action in the USSR, Administrative arrangements, Study design, Definition of study groups, Data collection, Dosimetry, Effects, Data management).