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problem is of tremendous importance to us in an effort to
correlate what we saw with physical estimates of dose.

I think we will simply enumerate the major conclusions that
we wish to draw from this study.

If there are comments, I

would like to have them at the time, so please interrupt.
I think as far as systemic effects are concerned,

the only

symptoms that could be ascribed unequivocally to

radiation was the early appearance of mild subjective

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in the Rongelap people, and with considerably less degree in

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These people were treated identically.

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not know, so to speak, the correct answers to the questions

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that were put to them.

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Same results, so we feel that this is a real thing, and

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probably ascritmble to radiation.

constitutional symptoms ascribeable

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no diarrhea or other classical symptoms of whole body radiatio

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damage.

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equal in the different exposure groups...

to radiation.

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The instance of cold diarrhea and so forth was

There is one possible exception to this statement.

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Abnormal menses were observed in two women in the Rengelap

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Whether this can be ascribed to radiation is a

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