Radiation Exposure to the Thyroid After the Chernobyl Accident
IntroductionThe Chernobyl accident resulted in a considerable release of radioactivity to the atmosphere, particularly of Iodine-131 (131I), with the greatest contamination occurring in Belarus, Ukraine, and western part of Russia.Material and MethodsIncrease in thyroid cancer and other thyroid dise...
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Endocrinology |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fendo.2020.569041/full |