title: [Seveso: biological monitoring of dioxin pollution. An example of environmental medicine. Multicentric and interdisciplinary applied research].
abstract: In 1976 the population of an area including Seveso (about 30,000) affected by the fallout of a toxic cloud containing 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) started a health monitoring plan which lasted until 1985. Smaller groups were monitored until 1997. The large number of people and the different toxic effects on organs have gathered different discipline experts including informatic. This work has permitted the not easy observation both of minor and bigger effects during two decades.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Patologia Clinica, Ospedale di Desio, MI.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brambilla
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gerthoux
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Beretta
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cazzaniga
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mocarelli
mesh_terms: D019550:Environmental Medicine; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000506:poisoning*; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000506:poisoning*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins