October 11, 1965
Me wes scccmpenied by Br. J. £. Rall, oe consul teat
Lebotatery, hes just returned frem an iaterin visit te the Mershell
Iislends te check ea possible furthar development ef thyreid abacrmalities in the Roagelapese secidantally exposed to fslleut on
March 1, 1954.
Chyrei¢d specialist ef the Bstiensl lestitutes of Beal th.
Xt will be recallec that, se ef mid-sumeer, benign accules hed
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During the curreat August examination, nodules were found in three
additional adolescents end Or séults. The conteure of the thyroids
of twe gore adolescents, tuo young o¢ultse, and one man approaching
miétie age were oufficlentiy different from acormsl to causes
Svs. Comeré and Bali to describe them a2 questionable,
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