Finally, the additional responsibilities under Option D : (A,Band €
pius full screening and follow-up) of all inhabitants now living on(or
scheduled to be repatriated to) Marshall islands contaminated by atomic
fall-out):
1.
As in A, B and C — plus the medical care, i.e., screening, follow-up,
treatment and primary preventive medicine of this enlarged study group (maxinua
about 2000 patients).
The term "medical care" in each of these options has been purposely left”
‘
;
undefined.
The spectrum of medical care could range from a very narrow inter-
pretation of the research mandate related solely to the detection and treatment
of pathologic conditions thought to be related, with a high probability, to
radiation exposure to a widely expanded concept of “medical care" covering
primary prevention, 1°-2° care and comprehensive health care ~- similar to the
defined role of the family practice physician, as defined by the Academy of
Family Practice.
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