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Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, vol.2, no.1, pp.89-92, 1988 (SCI-Expanded)
Summary. A radiological survey of 1204 members of the population of Bursa revealed a high prevalence of spina bifida occulta (16.3%). Hospital deliveries in the area also showed a high incidence of anencephalus and spina bifida aperta (5.8 per 1000 total births) in the years 1983 to 1986. in the first 6 months of 1987, however, there was an increase in incidence to 20 per 1000 births (P<0.01). The possibility is raised that the Chernobyl disaster of May 1986 might have resulted in the elevation of the rate in an already susceptible population. Copyright © 1988, Wiley Blackwell. All rights reserved