CONTENTS
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SUMMARY OF PAST FINDINGS..00000..00 occ ener entre cteees cssesssstcessseesnisseessventecees
Penetrating Radiation... cee terete re ree ere n ee nd ete peta ene poe cee dee cnet teeteeeeeneneeeas
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Internal Irradiation .....00.0.0ccccccceccssessesssssssessesessessecsscssscssessacsessseeusesacsnesneevetiessisieeaieensareteecrersensanes
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Difficulties Associated With the Examinations. .....0.00.0.000.00cccccececeee cee eee teens cesensneteaeeneteenecie
Comparison Populations......0.00.0.0.ccccece te cence cernte ree seca rsesesecaeaecnenesrenevanseneeeeseseescneteseeesstcnanes
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Beta Irradiation of the Skin... occ cece e ee enne tere c ree cene eens eeseeenecotesserenebessnieessensneseeeeraee
Other Studies... cece cece enee eee eee en eee ene e sneer nee seeneteseesaeseaeceneycatecesceasseeecperessestaseeseesenees
ORGANIZATION... cecccccceccene eens cece eee tence tee e eee cn EE EnE SSE F OED SE CEEOL eDEH CAC CL aD EEC code pne rH ae Saaeeseeia peceasaeetenesnaenaneats
1963 Survey (9 Years Post Exposure)... ce cece ccs tense ee en tense sees csecnseseseceeseeesieesenees tenets
1964 Survey (10 Years Post Exposure)... cise cere een ee er tee nee ree reteneneceneenaesrenneeneces
Sh0,010D)OS52k, EEC O EE OSES SEU OT EE SEES SOS OTSSOSSEOSESO TESS SOSSOSESOIOSSOSSESSOTSEOSESPhysical Examinations.......00..0000cccccccccccecee cere eee e ene e crest ene ene enne cbse sneer ee ss esne reac neeneesaeennesenenes
Laboratory Procedures. ..........0 cece ceeee cee eeee cee ceneeneee serene tee cn ntenene er geee set ree eee eenetneeteeniecieee gees
BOS093501: OSES OE SEESEES ONO UEEETELEONCEESTSEENSOTESIESESESTSOOSOTENTSTSONTENSSSONSSSSSOSETSNTSOSSIOSOSSOSEOSIEOTE
Interval Medical History... cocci cee eee tee cnee cece seaesaececenesesceeesaccesseeesecaesneeseesasesensneeaseetieengs -
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Tmesses... eee cece cece eee ee ces ees eee ceceeeeeetiecescsceasaeseveseseesseesaeseesaseeneeeassseecsesieesseceseneesseseneees
Deaths... cece cececencetsececeeceteecnsescseseesseseseeeesestsenaeesitieseesitetgaenstiateeteteseesgentieeaeeestaeeaes..
Births... cece cece cee cee ces cn eeecebee ence ee taegeseeceeeeceineesiegessoseeeeesnseeseasesteegesseeesseessnnseneseesacen
Congenital Anomalies.....0....0. cc cccccccccccececnseneececesensecesceeesecaeeceecaelaeesasueeeaeceecsecseseeueteesessenteatens
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Adult Examinations.....0.00..00ccccccccccccseccesceseeeeesseaeesecoeeneeseseecseceasesensessesaeenensateaeesaecaveresaseneeneneeaes
Anthropometric Studies.....0...0.00.02ccccccecccceenecceeeeaeescceseeeeeetecesecteaenenteesnesensteagersnsteseeesrttiecin
Pediatric Examinations. ..........0..0cccccccccsecececseeeceeceeeeeceeteceaecsecesesetececaeeenessevsecaevieensentenseesens
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Miscarriages and Stillbirths... ccc ccceeeeseeeeeeenseeeceeeneceeceseseeneceseseeeeenseitesaeerevesneenseeeeaees
Physical Examimations..........00.00.ccceccceceeceeceeeeeecee sense nee caeeeeeettceeeeeeneeseeceresiegeaeeniesegsreesiesunieenenas
Children Examined 1963.00.00... cccccccecenee sees cent eens cere veeeecaetnecenieesneseceetieesnreveensesesntenees
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Children Examined 1964.00.00... cccccccccccceccesceeeeceeeseceeeeeesacesiecaaensevseceeesuseresurscerseseeseetaaeed
Results of Physical Examimations......0..00. 00 cccccccceccecceeecseseeeseteeeneeveeeeseeenseseesntteeenaeeetteaaeea
Thyroid Nodules.......0....c i ccccccccececeeseeececeesesceseceeseeaseecesenssseseeiesseeeeesseseeenssarenestesnesectiaeeeas
Growth and Development Studies.........00..0 ccc ceceeeeeseeeneeeteeenecnseeeteeseaeessrsatesaeserteataneees
Ophthalmological Findings.....0.00..0.0.0.cccceeeseec eens cecesene cates caeeseeetaeestietiseeeeseneececenieenenstereiaati
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Laboratory Examinations.....0.00000000 ccc cscs tec ences reese ceteeececepeereceeseettensesseisesseseseseaenenienenes
Hematological 0.0.0. ceccceceecceeseeseteceesaeeressecercaseaeeneeesseeeeaeseeceseaeseeteresesesaeenttaeageasereeaesets
Rongelap Population.........ve cceuetuseeneevesteeeseenstuecaeerseeceeeteticesseieeseteeeetsteeeresneteteseeeeeseetinteeteeeiens
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Neutrophils... ccc eee cee cere cnecesesceaeeesesseseeeeseeseesessaneseeeneteeseesesenesaeensesseseeneensteees
Lymphocytes... i eecccceee ees cnecetteeecnecnsteaeneeseesseesaseateaaeassessenaeerteeeeniessensseaeseseeseneeresees
Eosinophils, Monocytes, and Basophils....000.00..0.. ccc ese eens eee eters teens renee cere eneteesaees
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Residual “Beta Burns? 2.0.0.0... cece eceeeeeecneeneeneeseesnteseeeessseseinesetesevaesersiesseseeeneenerseevsneeseess
Leukocytes... ccecccccecenceceeecceeeecesceeesecaecesetseesseresarensesseneecsereneens vecteeeeveseneetenersaeeesetnnees
Platelets... ccc ccceeeceeee cece ceeseeeneeneenecneeneveecnetneseeenitirseeseesnesersnennsneteresespeenerciesesenenieerce
Erythropoietic Element. ...0.00.0000. ccc eee enters rneeteecnteeenes eaecessaeneneeseeenneenieeney
Statistical Analysis of Rongelap Blood Data Over Past Four Years..........0.0.00.c0 sce
Ailingnae Population... eer ence ene reeeesesessnetiesaseseaesesnesusnesessenecssesessneseeens
Utirik Population... ccc ccc cece ceceseccneeessessisesesesseesevecienesenssesiensneseenecsenecseqecentianenes
Children of Exposed Parents.....0.....ccccccccccscsssssessssesseseseseeseseesetensneneeesecaceceesnerceeeveneeseaeeseeesens
Bone Marrow Examinations. ........00..0.cccceccccceeceeeeceseceeeeeeeeneeeeeennetcreeneesieesansenteenisssessertseseeeteraas
Red Cell Mass and Plasma Volume Studies......0..0.00 cc cecccceesceeseese trees reterenne ener te ecnseneeneees
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