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INTRODUCTION... 0 ccccccccecceceereceeeee cee ceeeee cate ee ceeeeesaeseeceesssisesesssieesessesetaeeiesseerenseniens
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SUMMARY OF Past FINDINGS. ....00.0000000cccccceccescceneeee cee eeeeeee te etneeceeveteereenesnateetteeeeneeaaes ~
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Penetrating Irradiation .0.......0..0...0.0:c cece cece ne cee ce ceenen snes teeneenteentireeestenesaneees
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Beta Irradiation of the Skin... ccc ee ceetecene cece teneceeceaecenseteaensneeeeretsaeenaas
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Internal Irradiation... cece cee ce ence cent eteeeenseeeeesusecueesesteesiseesatesseessees
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Other Studies... cece eee cece ccae cecneeeceeeeenscevneeecneessseeteenseseeeessesiesensensiaes
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Difficulties Associated With the Examinations. ......0..0..0...00:cccseceeseeeeeeteteeeees
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Comparison Populations..........0..0.000ccccc cece ceeceee tees cess sees tsesensesseseeieeeeeeserecnees
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1959 SURVEY. 20.2.0. cece cee cee cece eae teee soot ete sere geteeeccaesieeeae servers cteneesseterseeeneereees
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Background Material... ccc eeeecneeeeeceeseneceeeneceeesenseeesneestneeteneseneeteetats
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Organization... cece ce ceces ene ceteeceeseseeeseeeesceseceaenseseatereasseeausenssiteseaseaeaeaaees
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Attitudes of Rongelap People... 0c ccc tec c eee eee eee ceeneeteeeeteenteee ey
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Proceduress.........0..0.ccccceeccecceeee cee ceaecece cae esaeesensecteuseeecececaseseseecsseeieeeseteeneeteneeeees
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Location of Examimations.......00.000..00..cccceeceece cece esc esecae tees cnet teeecsteteeeeeeneentess
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History and Physical Examinations.....0..0.000000.00000 cc ceeceeeeeeecceetteteeseeteteeey
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Studies of Aging Criteria... 000i eccccceeeececeeeeseeecseseeseaeeeeeeeeecetereneseetessens
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Laboratory Procedures........00..00..c:ccccccecceeeeecee eee eesceeccoe utes searceessseitieeesestenteey
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Studies of Genetically Inherited Characteristics .....0..0.00.0..00 ccc
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Radionuclide Body Burden Evaluation.......0..0....00...00ccccceeeeeceeeeetetteteeens
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