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[en] This paper describes scope, design and first results of a multi-centre follow-up database that has been established for the evaluation of mid- and long-term health consequences of acute radiation syndrome (ARS) survivors. After the Chernobyl accident on 26 April 1986, 237 cases with suspected acute radiation syndrome have been reported. For 134 of these cases the diagnosis of ARS was confirmed in a consensus conference three years after the accident. Nearly all survivors underwent regular follow-up examinations in two specialized centres in Kiev and in Moscow. In collaboration with these centres we established a multi-centre clinical follow-up database that records the results of the follow-up examinations in a standardized schema. This database is an integral part of a five step approach to patient evaluation and aims at a comprehensive base for scientific analysis of the mid- and long-term consequences of accidental ionizing radiation. It will allow for a dynamic view on the development of the health status of individuals and groups of patients as well as the identification of critical organ systems that need early support, and an improvement of acute and follow-up treatment protocols for radiation accident victims
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Karaoglou, A.; Desmet, G.; Kelly, G.N.; Menzel, H.G. (European Commission, Brussels (Belgium)); European Commission, Brussels (Belgium); Ministry for Emergency, Minsk (Belarus); Ministry for Emergency, Kiev (Ukraine); Ministry for Emergency, Mocsow (Russian Federation). Funding organisation: European Commission, Brussels (Belgium); 1192 p; ISSN 1018-5593; 
; 1996; p. 625-628; 1. international conference on 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident'; Minsk (Belarus); 18-22 Mar 1996; 1 tab., 2 figs., 4 refs.
; 1996; p. 625-628; 1. international conference on 'The radiological consequences of the Chernobyl accident'; Minsk (Belarus); 18-22 Mar 1996; 1 tab., 2 figs., 4 refs.