Chornobyl Accident and Iodine Deficiency as Risk Factors of Thyroid Pathology in Population of the Affected Regions of Ukraine
Journal Title: Міжнародний ендокринологічний журнал - Year 2016, Vol 2, Issue 74
Abstract
The result of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant accident was the negative effect of radiation on the health of population of large areas of Ukraine and surrounding countries, the impact of this action will be shown over the years. Studies conducted in the 2011–2014 in Kyiv, Zhytomyr and Chernihiv regions showed that iodine deficiency in the diet of the population in these areas remains and has a negative effect on the health of residents exposed to Chornobyl accident factors. Solution of the problem of iodine deficiency disorders prevention lies in the aspect of the adoption of legislation relating to the mass and group iodine prophylaxis.
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V. I. Кravchenko
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