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Position Paper, 28 Janu
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It has been my personal impression, over the last two years, vhile
working with the MIS, that a large communications gap exists between the
administrative links of the HIS and the policy base at the Department of
Energy.
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My perceptions of this lack of communication and resultant misunderstanding have rapidly increased over the last year, aftex assuming the role
of Principal Investigator.
I have attempted to close this gap repeatedly
by a series of "Position Papers", expansion plans, contingency plans, meinoranda, phone calls and personal conferences with limited success, .
The areas of misunderstanding range from the fundawental philosophy of
the progran to many of the smallest details.
The primary goal of this study
is to develop, refine and maintain, a prospeckive epidemiologic study of the
acute and longterm effects (both external and internal) of ionizing radiation
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on those Marshallese living on Rongelap, Alingnae and Utirik atolls on
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However,
to maintain the cooperation and credibility of the
exposed and a comparison population, a number of secondary tasks, relating
primarily to an increasing commitment to comprehensive health care, have
emerged over the last few years.
In additton, Pr. Conard,
for understandable
weasons, has made a nuwber of execephions to the rules for patient inclusion
in the study.
‘he major cxception was the examination of all of the people
Living on Bikini atol] in Mayeh and April of 1978, utilizing the research
Rhysical Examination Protocol.
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