title: Health effects of a thorium waste disposal site.
abstract: A case-control study of 112 households residing in the vicinity of a thorium waste disposal site found a higher prevalence of birth defects (RR 2.1) and liver diseases (RR 2.3) among exposed than the unexposed group. The numbers were quite small and the confidence intervals wide, however, so that no definite conclusions can be drawn from these data.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103-2757.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Najem
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Voyce
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009017:Morbidity; D009515:New Jersey / Q000453:epidemiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011850:Radioactive Waste / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013910:Thorium / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D011850:Radioactive Waste; D013910:Thorium