Comparative analysis of the results of expert examination of health status of the exposed people obtained at Chelyabinsk Interdepartmental Expert Council over the period 1990-2015
The article presents a comparative analysis of the key performance indicators of the Chelyabinsk Regional Interdepartmental Expert Council on ascertainment of the causal relationship of diseases with radiation exposure over the periods 1990-2009 and 2010-2015. The sources of information were annual reports of the Chelyabinsk Interdepartmental Expert Council as well as its standard protocols of meetings and decisions. During the period under review, all groups of the population served underwent natural aging process; the proportion of reconsidered cases increased mainly due to the cases considered for disability and death of the exposed individuals. The causal relationship was determined more often during the period 2010 - 2015 than in earlier periods: 43,3% and 67,1% respectively. Positive decisions were taken most often regarding the persons with malignant neoplasms (62.9% of the total number of the positively considered decisions). The relationship of disability and death with radiation exposure during 2010 - 2015 was established more often, whereas the proportion of postponed cases decreased significantly.