3. General Morbidity, Impairment, and Disability after the Chernobyl Catastrophe

doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04824.x

Article10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.04824.x

3. General Morbidity, Impairment, and Disability after the Chernobyl Catastrophe

Alexey V. Yablokov-2009-11-01-Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

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In all cases when comparing the territories heavily contaminated by Chernobyl's radionuclides with less contaminated areas that are characterized by a similar economy, demography, and environment, there is a marked increase in general morbidity in the former. Increased numbers of sick and weak newborns were found in the heavily contaminated territories in Belarus, Ukraine, and European Russia.

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In all cases when comparing the territories heavily contaminated by Chernobyl's radionuclides with less contaminated areas that are characterized by a similar economy, demography, and environment, there is a marked increase in general morbidity in the former. Increased numbers of sick and weak newborns were found in the heavily contaminated territories in Belarus, Ukraine, and European Russia.

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GeographyEnvironmental healthEnvironmental protectionDemographyMedicineSociology

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