TRIP REPORT
Brookhaven National Laboratory -
Marshall Islands Survey
May - June 1979
The second Brooxhaven National Laboratory survey of the Marshall Islands
du calendar 1979 covered the puriod From carly May through mid-June.
see Enclosure I for ‘ttimerary of participants).
This survey was unique in that we lind bee
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asked to include phystcal
examinations for the people of Bikini - Living on Majuro - in addition to the
repular study group.
The addition of the proup greatly expanded the Lopistic
requiremsents of the survey.
We had originally planned for @ padiatric survey,
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Parison populations.
The Bikini group received the complete vorkun Cesignod
for the study group.
This workup required the assistance of two additltoveal
physicians, two technicians, and one adminis: -utive assistant.
A new precedent had been established by the whole-body counling group
shortly before this survey of granting reimbursement to the Bikinians coming
from Edgit Island for the studies.
Each of these patients was to receive $10
for transportation and meals, however, apparantly people other than Fdgit
people received compensation and it finally became a standard procedure to
pay all patients $10 going throuvh the whole-body counter.
An attempt was made to integrate the whole-body counting visit with the
medical examinations but severe scheduling problems arose, requiring several
visits, and payments to many Bikinians.
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the medical examination team.
A tatal of 102 Bikinians were seen
Some of these patients required several
rc-appointments to complete their examinations.
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