Pie 1926—((ub~ ve ¥ IAEA STI/PQB/489 ‘ "Effects of Low Level Radiation" 1978 \ ‘ i | | 7 a 74 | ( ' (! ved : 40338 [AEA 5M-224/007 THYROID HYPOFUNCTION APPEARING AS A DELAYED MANIFESTATION OF ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE FALL-OUT IN A MARSHALLESE POPULATION* | Re Felont cblfecd PR LARSIN gm. hom Ba bhytouk Wend, Department of Medicme, Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, Boston, Muassuchuselts ys A CONARD, K. KNUDSEN Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York J ROBBINS, 7. WOLPP, DE RALL National Institute of Arthritis, Metabolism and Digestive Diseases, Bethesda, Maryland B DOBYNS Departnicnt of Suigery, Casc-Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohno, United States of Ametica BEST COPY AVAILABLE Abstract THYROID HYPOLUNCHION APPEARING AS A DELAYED MANIFESTATION OF ACCIDENTAL EXPOSURE IO KADIOACLIVE FALL-OUL IN A MAKSHALLESE POPULATION. Phe taedeased incidence of thyroid aodudarily and cate iioind appeacing aad date effect alive capususe Of the human (hycuid to tontaing radtadion is well evugalzed) Despite the high prevalence of Myron! nudulaiidy in Marshallese unadvertenUy exposed Lo fallkeGud in 1954, * ‘This work has been carited oul under wondiaclh EY 7o © O02 GOb6 with the United Slates Depariiment of Lucigy 1) tt i Me