Hypothyroidism and spontaneous abortions among Hanford, Washington, downwinders.
Spontaneous abortions occurred more than twice as frequently in hypothyroid women, compared with nonhypothyroid women. Both groups of women had lived in the same environment during the same period of time. The high incidence of hypothyroidism in a cohort of several hundred women who lived downwind of the Hanford, Washington, nuclear installation was likely associated with environmental contamination from deliberate releases of radioactive iodine from the facility.
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Division of Environmental Medicine Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon USA.
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Nussbaum
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011210:Power Plants; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014861:Washington / Q000453:epidemiology
D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes