Open AccessStable Iodine Distribution Among Children After the 2011 Fukushima Nuclear Disaster in Japan: An Observational Study
Author(s) -
Yoshitaka Nishikawa,
Ayako Kohno,
Yoshimitsu Takahashi,
Chiaki Suzuki,
Haruyuki Kinoshita,
Takeo Nakayama,
Masaharu Tsubokura
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2018-02136
Subject(s) - fukushima nuclear accident , observational study , nuclear disaster , distribution (mathematics) , medicine , nuclear plant , nuclear physics , physics , nuclear engineering , nuclear power plant , engineering , mathematics , mathematical analysis
Intake of stable iodine helps prevent childhood thyroid cancer in nuclear emergencies, but there is limited case information.