СHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE IN THE CLEAN-UP WORKERS OF CHORNOBYL NPP ACCIDENT IN A REMOTE POST6ACCIDENT PERIOD (CLINICAL STUDY).

Objective: to study the clinical differences in the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the clean-upworkers (CW) of Chornobyl nuclear power plant (ChNPP) in the remote post-accident period (30 years after the effectof radiation exposure).

Material And Methods: 120 CW of ChNPP were examined (47 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) and 73 patients without bronchopulmonary disease) and 50 patients in the control group (20 patients with COPDand 30 without bronchopulmonary disease). Individually documented radiation exposure doses of CW were (25.