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Fig. 2 | Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

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From: Increased risk of thyroid cancer in female residents nearby nuclear power plants in Korea: was it due to detection bias?

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Administrative districts in which Radiation Health Institute provided medical examinations and circles with a radius of five kilometers from NPPs*. a Administrative districts nearby Kori NPP: Seosaeng-myeon, Ulju-gun (violet area), Ilgwang-myeon, Gijang-gun (green area), Jangan-eup, Gijang-gun (pink area). b Administrative districts nearby Yeonggwang NPP: Baeksu-eup, Yeonggwang-gun (violet area), Beopseong-myeon, Yeonggwang-gun (blue area), Hongnong-eup, Yeonggwang-gun (pink area), Sangha-myeon, Gochang (red area). c Administrative districts nearby Uljin NPP: Uljin-eup, Uljin-gun (red area), Giseong-myeon, Uljin-gun (yellow area), Buk-myeon, Uljin-gun (blue area), Jukbyeon-myeon, Uljin-gun (violet area). d Administrative districts nearby Wolsung NPP: Yangbuk-myeon, Gyeongju-si (red area), Yangnam-myeon, Gyeongju-si (violet area), Gampo-eup, Gyeongju-si (green area). Black lines: boundary lines of administrative districts, yellow circles with red boundary lines: areas within a radius of five kilometers from NPPs, green circles with red boundary line: areas within a radius of 30 kilometers from NPPs(There is no administrative district outside a radius of 30 kilometers from NPPs except Giseong-myeon.), green rounded rectangular: boundary lines of NPP sites. *Each center of circle is set at each center of NPP site. All maps adapted from National Geographic Information Institute, South Korea. http://map.ngii.go.kr. Accessed 14 Jun, 2017

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