PERINATAL-MORTALITY IN GERMANY FOLLOWING THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT

Authors
KORBLEIN A KUCHENHOFF H
Citation
A. Korblein et H. Kuchenhoff, PERINATAL-MORTALITY IN GERMANY FOLLOWING THE CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT, Radiation and environmental biophysics, 36(1), 1997, pp. 3-7
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Biophysics,"Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging","Environmental Sciences
Journal title
Radiation and environmental biophysics → ACNP
ISSN journal
0301634X
Volume
36
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3 - 7
Database
ISI
SICI code
0301-634X(1997)36:1<3:PIGFTC>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
Perinatal mortality in Germany was investigated with respect to a poss ible relationship to the nuclear accident in Chernobyl on April 26, 19 86. Using annual data of perinatal mortality, a trend analysis based o n an appropriately chosen statistical model was performed which showed a significant increase in 1987. In addition, we calculated the cesium concentration in women's bodies using data of the cesium concentratio n in milk. We found two peaks of cesium concentration that were associ ated with the observed two peaks of monthly perinatal mortality data w ith a delay of 7 months.