[Psychosomatic disturbances in clean-up personnel at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant who had previous histories of insult].
Chornobyl APS--after--effects liquidators were examined. While objective examination the following changes were registered in the patients: slowing down the rate of psychical activity (51%), lowering of mental labor efficiency; the patients spent a lot of time to carry out some kind of work. As the severity of the disease aggravated, the immune disturbances were growing.
Kazakova
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State Medical University Lugansk.
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Pin'kas
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D006801:Humans; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000528:radiation effects; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011210:Power Plants; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018788:Radioactive Hazard Release / Q000523:psychology*; D014455:Ukraine