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Cenplhete posevesy to noses
Was Shove
bean levels for platelots, pranuleoytou ond Iyuohocybe:
weed
below the control levels
ue
renoined slishtly, but consistently,
during the follevup surveys until the llth yeer (1965).
These
“differences were statistically significant at varicus exandnations.
In 1965, the neen counts for all blood elements renched control
velucs.
Ins pection of the moan values calculated for children
ased 15 years or younzer at the tine of each exanination showed
essentially the sexe> pattern of variation frou the control velucs,
reaching contrel values in 19657,
Late Effects
The significant late effects of the fallout radiation have been the
retardation of growth and the development of thyroid abnormalitics awrong the
wo
o
Ronselap children exposed at young ages
oO
.
Toreitudinel anthropometric deta, including skeletal ace assessments,
Analyses of these mersurenéents
showed, in the exposed boys enly, a slight bu
cr
.
have been accumulated on these childrcn.
consistent retearcation in
body size (expressed as stature) during growth from the 4th through the 16th
year as compered to the statural growth curve of the unexposed boys.
differ.ace, however, was not statisticelly significant.
‘This
No difference in
,
the growth curves was noted among gi rist? .
:
Further examination of the data
y
sugsested that the retardation noted in the boys was most marked arong those
who were 5 years of asa or youncer at the time of tha falllout?>,
(Foe growth
and development ctusiies, bacauce of the relatively small numbers of chilere
jn the various aco groups, the Atlincncs and Rongelap populations have boon
conbined.)
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