000002876 001__ 2876 000002876 005__ 20251030154950.0 000002876 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4FT8JS3 000002876 037__ $$aETD 000002876 245__ $$aUranium exposure and autoimmune thyroid disease in populations near the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center 000002876 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University 000002876 269__ $$a2015 000002876 336__ $$aThesis 000002876 502__ $$bM.P.H. 000002876 520__ $$aFrom 1951 to 1989, the Fernald Feed Materials Production Center released uranium dust into the atmosphere and groundwater, resulting in contamination of the surrounding rural area. Residents expressed multiple health concerns, one of which was thyroid health. Little research has examined the effects of uranium exposure and autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) in the general population. The Fernald Resident Medical Monitoring Program (FMMP) provides a unique opportunity to examine the presence of AITD among a cohort of adults with individually estimated airborne uranium exposure. The purpose of this work is to evaluate the association between uranium exposure and AITD. Demonstration of an association would alert FMMP physicians to be especially aware of thyroid health among participants who live or have lived in the Fernald area leading to early detection and treatment. 000002876 540__ $$fCC BY 000002876 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000002876 650__ $$aGraves Disease$$019742 000002876 650__ $$aEnvironmental Exposure$$018490 000002876 650__ $$aHashimoto Disease$$036297 000002876 650__ $$aUranium$$027587 000002876 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine$$041369 000002876 692__ $$aDepartment of Public Health and Preventive Medicine$$041444 000002876 7001_ $$aWaslo, Carin$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354 000002876 7201_ $$aLambert, William$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000002876 8564_ $$96329bb1c-53cf-42f3-9883-004becc07bbb$$s854483$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/2876/files/3645_etd.pdf$$ePublic$$27ab6a4909fd6356ebf595d9ccfda39c4$$31 000002876 905__ $$a/rest/prod/kd/17/ct/04/kd17ct04f 000002876 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:2876$$pstudent-work 000002876 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations