title: The children of Chernobyl.
abstract: During the past twelve months much media attention has been focused on the plight of the children affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union. The visit to Australia by several groups of these children during 1991 has heightened community interest in the innocent victims of the world's worst nuclear accident. As medical adviser for one of these visits, I saw how some of the children of Chernobyl benefited from their holiday away from radioactivity.
authors.affiliation: Monash University Department of Community Medicine, East Bentleigh, VIC.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kidd
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001315:Australia; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000209:etiology; D009688:Nuclear Reactors; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011847:Radioactive Fallout / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014195:Travel; D014455:Ukraine
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout