[Nonrespiratory lung functions in children who have undergone the chronic effect of ionizing radiation as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station].
With the purpose of assessing the condition of nonrespiratory functions of the lungs in those children having been under chronic exposure to ionizing irradiation as a result of the Chernobyl accident in the time-related course of the post-accident period, an examination was done of 964 children free from clinically manifest pathology of the respiratory organs aged 5 to 14 years, residing in the zones of radiation control. Noted in the above children over the post-accident period are changes in indices for non-respiratory functions of the lungs suggesting diminution of respiratory moisture oozing, disordered production of pulmonary surfactant, with intensity of free-radical processes being rather high.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011210:Power Plants; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013997:Time Factors; D014455:Ukraine