Managing terrorism or accidental nuclear errors, preparing for iodine-131 emergencies: a comprehensi...
Managing terrorism or accidental nuclear errors, preparing for iodine-131 emergencies: a comprehensive review
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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English
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Switzerland: MDPI AG
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Chernobyl demonstrated that iodine-131 (131I) released in a nuclear accident can cause malignant thyroid nodules to develop in children within a 300 mile radius of the incident. Timely potassium iodide (KI) administration can prevent the development of thyroid cancer and the American Thyroid Association (ATA) and a number of United States governmen...
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Managing terrorism or accidental nuclear errors, preparing for iodine-131 emergencies: a comprehensive review
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4025043
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_4025043
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1660-4601,1661-7827
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1660-4601
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10.3390/ijerph110404158
