Distributing KI pills to minimize thyroid radiation exposure in case of a nuclear accident in France

Nat Clin Pract Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Sep;3(9):611. doi: 10.1038/ncpendmet0593.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Disaster Medicine / methods
  • Disaster Planning / methods
  • France
  • Humans
  • Iodine Radioisotopes / adverse effects
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / etiology
  • Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / prevention & control
  • Potassium Iodide / administration & dosage
  • Potassium Iodide / therapeutic use*
  • Radioactive Hazard Release*
  • Tablets
  • Thyroid Gland / drug effects*
  • Thyroid Gland / pathology
  • Thyroid Gland / radiation effects*
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / etiology
  • Thyroid Neoplasms / prevention & control

Substances

  • Iodine Radioisotopes
  • Tablets
  • Potassium Iodide