RESEARCHERS CONFIRM LINK BETWEEN UTAH THYROID DISORDERS, 1950s NUCLEAR TESTS IN NEVADA

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Title RESEARCHERS CONFIRM LINK BETWEEN UTAH THYROID DISORDERS, 1950s NUCLEAR TESTS IN NEVADA
Subject Nuclear Weapons; Environmental Exposure; Thyroid Diseases; Thyroid Neoplasms; Utah; Academic Medical Centers; Hospitals, University; Public Relations; Communications Media; Mass Media; Social Marketing; Information Dissemination; News; Press ReleaseNuclear Weapons Testing
Description An association between exposure to radioactive isotopes of iodine generated by above-ground testing of nuclear weapons at the Nevada Test Site some 40 years ago and thyroid neoplasms, or growths, has been confirmed by investigators in a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-sponsored study.
Publisher University of Utah Health Care Office of Public Affairs and Marketing
Date 1992-08-04
Language eng
Relation University of Utah Health Care Office of Public Affairs and Marketing Collection
Rights Management Copyright 2012
Holding Institution Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library, University of Utah
Scanning Technician sg
Relation is Part of Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News
Type Text
ARK ark:/87278/s6807xcr
Setname ehsl_pahsc
ID 934247
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6807xcr
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