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abandoned
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1985
the
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people
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present
S.
Congress
(Note
points
are
of
and
passed
Law 99-239)
inquiry
following
Rongelap
of
sailed
the
which
for
Compact
Section
Hajieto
of
Free
103(i)
is
2).
major
interest
for
the
present
report.
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the
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large
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acute
as yet
low,
in
especially
later
residual
also
have
been
(c)
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experience
for
hypothyroidism
has
been
1987
persons
doses
of
but
the
Rongelap
people.
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et
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the
the
thyroid
(Fig.
1988).
at
during
increase
in
1984),
finding,
exposed).
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confidence
years
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of
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4B)
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be much smaller.
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eight
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1988).
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possible
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for
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chronic
exposure
corrections
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1954
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the
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1978).
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undetermined)
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small
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number