Thyroid disease. A study in Hiroshima, Japan
The relation of thyroid disease to single, whole-body exposure to ionizing radiation was studied in matched samples of exposed and non-exposed subjects residing in Hiroshima, Japan. Clinical investigations were conducted on 169 patients with thyroid disease, of whom 152 were females. It was concluded that a number of etiological factors are significant in the production of simple goiter. Carcinoma of the thyroid was diagnosed in 12 patients. Although a greater number of malignancies were seen among the most heavily exposed, differences among distance groups was not statistically significant.
- Research Organization:
- Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, Hiroshima-Nagasaki
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-019775
- OSTI ID:
- 4724701
- Journal Information:
- Medicine, Journal Name: Medicine Journal Issue: 1 Vol. 42; ISSN 0025-7974
- Publisher:
- Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.
- Country of Publication:
- Country unknown/Code not available
- Language:
- English
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