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of Global Associates at Kwajalein, including Dr.
Y.C. Smith and Mr. G. Brosky at the Kwajalein
Hospital, were extremely helpful.
At Brookhaven National Laboratory, contributions were made by manyindividuals in many departments, including Medical, Instrumentation
and Health Physics, Photography and Graphic
Arts, the Shipping Section and others. We are
grateful to the following people for their support
and advice: Dr. Maurice Goldhaber, Director;
Dr. J.B.H. Kuper, Chairmanofthe Instrumentation and Health Physics Department; Dr. V.P.
Bond, Chairman of the Medical Department, and
others in his Department, including Drs. D.D.
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7. Conarp, R.A. et ac. Medical Survey of Roagelap People
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8. Conarp, R.A. et AL., Medical Survey of Rongelap People
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9. ConarD, R.A. ET AL., Medical Survey of Rongelap People
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nursing staff of the Medical Research Center.
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MassachusettsInstitute of Technology; Dr. B.P.
Colcock, Lahey Clinic; Dr. E.D. Henley, University of Washington; Dr. G.H. Klinck, Armed
Forces Institute of Pathology; Dr. S. Lindsay, University of California; CommanderC.J. Stahl, U.S.
Navy; and Drs. L.K. Dahl, H.L. Atkins, and H.A.
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