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Tabie 24

Percent Differences of Various Hematological Determinations Comparing Exposed Groups With Unexposed Group
Plats.
Rongelap
1959*
1961

1962

Leuks.

-— 59
— 14.9 ( p<0.01)

— 3.5
-— 39

— 16.0 ( p<0.0L)
- 49
+ 0.1

— 3.5
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+ 1.4

— 8.0( p<0.1)

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Ailingnae
1959
1961

— 44
—12.6 ( p<0.1}

1962

— 65

1964

+ 48

1963

— 23.4 ( p<0.01)

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1963

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— 35

— 13.6 ( p<0.05)

— 44
— 23.5 ( p<0.01)
— 3.1

— 39
— 1.1
+ 5.7

— 4.8
—

— 6.3
—13.6

— 84
+ 8.1

— 67

~13.0 ( p<0.01)

+ 3.9

20.8 ( p<0.01)

—17.7 (p<0.1)

— 22.1 ( p<0.02)

—11.0

— 26.4 ( p<0.1)

— 27

+ 22.7 (p<0.01)

— 8.2
— 6.0

—11.1 ( p<0.01)

—~15.1 ( p<0.05)

+ 24.8 ( p<0.01)

Lymphs.

~11.1

~ 2.6

—

— 3.6

+ 2.0

-— 32

*Earlier data will be analyzed in the nearfuture.

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Figure 66. Two-hit chromosome aberrations in exposed
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