The clinical characteristics of the early manifestations of radiation exposure in children
Evdokimov, I.K.
Voenno-Meditsinskii Zhurnal 50(11): 12-14; 80
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0026-9050 PMID: 8109078 Document Number: 415197
The article substantiates the necessity to conduct the thorough study not only of the remote consequences of the Chernobyl APS disaster, but also of the early clinical manifestations of radiation influence in children, as a most vulnerable group in respect to radiation. Age factor is considered to be one of the dominant features which influence upon the absorptive capacity of thyroid gland in respect to radioiodine, and thus provoking a high vulnerability of children in crisis situations. The authors study hematological peculiarities of radioreactions in children and adults. There are recommendations for preventing the reception of radionuclides by babies during lactation.