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Height and weight data on survivors of the

Final evaluation of stature and skeletal age will

be postponed until all the exposed children have
reached the age of 2! to ensure that all are fully

- atomic explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki have
been recently reexamined by the Atomic Bomb

mature.

Casualty Commission.44 Analysis of the final
200 ;

T

T

T

T

——s

180 -

160 +

140 >

Stature (em)

Z 1202 100 -

= 80

60+

4

50

-

40

4

40

1

4

20 l

20 |
0!

Le
3

20

Skeletal age (years)

Hf

L
10

A
1S

Age (years)
TT

T

_L
20

0
25

4
1
§

1
10

_t
13

Age(years)

zi
20

23

T

13

7

10+

4

4

e
a

Ss

&
a

SF

:

=

x
P

rs
41

5

!

10

i.

i

15

20

Age (years)

-

1

Figure 21. Statural growth and skeletal growth data for
boys exposed at age <5 years. Dashed lines show minimum to maximum spread for unexposed peer group.
Arrow indicates start of thyroxine treatment. Subjects: e,
No. 2; ©, No. 19; @, No. 23; o, No. 32; a, No. 54; g, No.
3; a, No. 5.

i

5

ft

10
15
Age(years)

I

20

Figure 22. Same data as in Figure 22,for girls. Subjects:

e, No. 17; 0, No. 21; a, No. 33; a, No. 42; =, No. 69;
CO, No. 65.

Table 16
Summary Data on Children Exposed /n Utero
Subject
No. & Sex
83M

84 M

85 M
86F

Trimester
at exposure

Stature

third

slightly tall

second
first

normal
normal

third

slightly small

Head
circumference

Skeletal
maturation

large

slightly advanced

small
normal

slightly retarded
normal

normal

normal

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