[Acute leukemia in adults: morbidity in Donetsk region of Ukraine before and after Chernobyl' accident].
OBJECTIVE
To study whether Chernobyl accident has implications for acute leukemia (AL) incidence rate in Donetsk region.


METHODS
Records of the Donetsk regional hematological center for new verified cases of AL have been analysed for 1977-1987 and 1989-1994.


RESULTS
Four years after the accident AL morbidity was higher than before the accident. After 1991 AL morbidity returned to the preaccident level.


CONCLUSIONS
A rise in AL incidence is attributed to radionuclide contamination after the Chernobyl accident of a region with initially unfriendly environment.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011210:Power Plants; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D013997:Time Factors; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology