CONTENTS
BACKGROUND ..0000 0... cece cceeccceece cece ces eeecaeene te ceees ee tote cesecescuateecceneeseneciesitgietstenseciesees
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Summary of Past Findings... cet cere rete tetneesrneeseataeestteevaes
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Penetrating Irradiation... ccc cece cec reese cee eee tiene ceeseeataeiecseseees
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Beta Irradiation of the Skin... eect cc ences cette cieseererenes
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Internal Irradiation ......0..000.. ccc ce cece cee cete cnet encase eesaeecaetaessteeeeesaes
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PRESENT SURVEY220.00... 0ccccccceceeccncceesseecee cece coseeeeeeeseescnceneuiversiseaeeuesincecsesaceetesateecsetees
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Background Material... cece cee teee cence cetetcen sete tetecetenetieienss
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Organization... ieee te teens coc eeee seseaceetate siecasnesstenenaneeetes
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Difficulties Associated with the Examinations....000..00000000 0 cee
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Comparison Populations... ccc ee cnecersecneteteeteceenenanieneness
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Procedures... ceccceeeenenectereeneeseyessssunsssesssnnsasaseninsnsesressessaresssses
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Finangy oon. ccc ceee cee ceee ese eceeeeceeetececaeveeecesesvsese suagacaeceeviseesesecaesteeeeseneacnevas
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Living Conditions... cee cece cece ceseeeeerenserenecnesseeeetanecseeseeentee
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Interval Medical History... ccc ececceeeeeeeceeeeeeeneeecneeeseneeeneeneenens
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Physical Examinations. ..0.000.0000.00ccccccccccecccccceecceceteecuteeecsesscseeeesenssieeaeeaees
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Growth and DevelopmentStudies....00.0.0.000.00 ccc eee teeter
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Ophthalmological Examinations....0.000000000. 00 cc cece eeeeeee seen eeteeenees
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Examination of the Skin... cece ce cceceseceee ects cetesaeeceeneeeneanes
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Laboratory Examinations.....0.00.00..0000ccccceeccceeeseeee seen sens cnecnstetereeentens
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Body Burdens of Radionuclides .....0.00.0.00 ccc ceeeceee tee see teceatetentatens
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DISCUSSION 2.0. ...c sees ceccccecceeeceeseeae sete ceecueeeececucnecaeeceseneecieteceecaesuteccsessustcteeceasieenatenseasaees
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Acute and Subacute Effects... cece ccc eeec eee cee eeceecsceceeteteetetensceeeees
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Late Effects... cece ccc cee ccsencececeneeseaeeeeeeaesecsessaeeeeecsessnetiecenseeseeseeneeeeensne
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Findings Common to Both Exposed and Unexposed Groups..................5
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Radiation Ecological Studies... cece cscs cseeeeteceeeeeseseectetesetatietensiees
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SUMMARY200000. cceccececsesnecsen esac eveceeseieeesseeesaneatecssssnagansnanenenseserersiciesevetseseneeeteeaataes
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. 000.00. .0 cece cccceeeceetecee eens ceceeeeceeecrcsecsetiecatiecusetetatiecesetietatiesteaterees
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REFERENCES. 00.0.0 0..0 cece cccc cece seee nese coescns sess ceeecansaetcaesescesssesstesieistsessistaatesissssteatetees
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