[The health status of the population after the accident at the Chernobyl Atomic Electric Power Station (based on data from Kiev Province)].

Since the Chernobyl accident health of the population at Kiev region, especially of children, has deteriorated considerably. The number of healthy persons has decreased. There is a strong tendency toward accumulation of chronic nonspecific diseases among the population. After the disaster thyroid pathology, chiefly early thyroid carcinoma, has been observed to rise. Determination of radiative load on the thyroid is one of the main problems of liquidation of medical sequels of the accident. Calculation of dose load should be carried out with taking into consideration not only contribution of 131I, but also dose received at the account of other iodine isotopes as well as of isotopes of other elements getting into the body by gastro-intestinal and respiratory tracts. When analyzing thyroid morbidity one should take into account state of other organs and systems at the level of integral body.