Published 1998
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Journal article
Eye pathologies of Chernobyl clean-up workers
Creators
- 1. Centre of Occupational and Radiological Medicine, Institute of Occupational and Environmental Health, Medical Academy of Latvia, Riga (Latvia)
Description
Diseases of the nervous system and sense organs have become the most significant pathologies of Chernobyl clean-up workers during the last four years. The aim of this work was to evaluate the incidence of eye disorders among Chernobyl clean-up workers to provide more information for health specialists. During the last 10 years, the most common eye pathology has been angiopathia retinae, followed by myopia and cataracta. Statistical analyses showed that the clean-up workers have higher risk to develop angiopathia retinae than the control group. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B, Natural, Exact and Applied Sciences
- Journal Volume
- 52
- Journal Issue
- suppl
- Journal Page Range
- p. 191-193
- ISSN
- 1407-009X
Conference
- Title
- SECOTOX 97. Central and Eastern European Conference on Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
- Dates
- 24-27 Aug 1997
- Place
- Jurmala (Latvia)
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Latvia
- Country of Input or Organization
- Latvia
- INIS RN
- 31060054
- Subject category
- S63: RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS;
- Resource subtype / Literary indicator
- Conference
- Descriptors DEI
- BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CATARACTS; CHERNOBYLSK-4 REACTOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; PERSONNEL MONITORING; REACTOR ACCIDENTS; SENSE ORGANS DISEASES
- Descriptors DEC
- ACCIDENTS; BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS; DISEASES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GRAPHITE MODERATED REACTORS; LWGR TYPE REACTORS; MONITORING; POWER REACTORS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION MONITORING; REACTORS; SENSE ORGANS DISEASES; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 4 tabs., 5 refs.