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CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION...00....ccceeecccsesces cece cecese costae cestaesaaeceseecescaseesercoeeensenseseessaseaseseeeeeecaseenegs
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SUMMARY OF Past FINDINGS.....0....0:.0cccccesceeeceeeesee cers eceeesesseesensnseessessesaseeteneenseeeneees
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Penetrating Irradiation ......2..0..0... cece seeseeeeee recs eeceseseseapeacsaeenenscnanseneeuseseesees
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Beta Irradiation of the SKI... c cc ceeeceeceesscsssesetessessteecenseaesenenentecseaveeeesersensaeease
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Internal Irradiation... cece cccccccceceeeceescescecesessncceeceecececoesqecauensneecseeeeeecereaeeneasens
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Other Studies... eee cee ccc eecseeesseeseseeeaesesecenseesecaeseeasseceseeseaseetseeeesescsseeeseeaaes
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Difficulties Associated With the Examinations.......0....0.20:00cccscceeeseeeeeneeseeeees
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Comparison Populations............ccccsecscceceeeeseeneseeeseseeceseeeneeseeseeessetserseseesaeracsenseres
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Background Material... cceccecccecsesseececeseseeeecessseseceseesetcseeaceessssaseeaseetteeecneteas
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Orgamization........hcccceec cece cceceseesenceseeees tee caceecnecaceenaesseeeeceeecceseuacicesisaeeansesatseees
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Attitudes of Rongelap People... .csscccceceeeccecceeeceseeceeceeecresnuseesecenseesenees
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PrOCeGUres......... eee ceceeceee ec cnceeeeecneeceusenaeceteaecscsaeseeaueetecaveccesesecsseeeeeesinenaeseeeees
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Location of Examinations. 0.0.0. .00..00. cece cecccscesccescssesseesceeesseesaeestenneceeseeceacesesies
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History and Physical Examinations. ..........ccecccccesesseseeseseeeceeeeneseeseeeeceeeeeeseees
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Studies of Aging Criteria... 0... cece cececececcceeeeasenceecacenserecieeeeeseeescseseeetes
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Laboratory Procedures.....00..0 0.000000 ce cceececeeeceeececenseente eecceseesseeesesttstessseeenes
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Studies of Genetically Inherited Characteristics............cccccccccccecsceeseerceceeetees
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Radionuclide Body Burden Evaluauion...o..0.0...ccccccctcccccccecenccecececteeceseneees
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