CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION, ...0....ccccccccccseeeececcseecceceeceeacaacecteecessauceg sense sessssee secausesddeessesesdeuees coesteeeceeeseteeesineeeeenees
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Background .............c. ccc cccesceceeeceeene ee ceee eee ececeaee sees ceneeeeeersseeecessaeeeaeeneesenerseesespareneesesgeene caeeneens
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Organization of the 1967-69 Surveys... cece cece cceeee cece neeeeeceeceeteeeaerecseseensteececeetaetens
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FUN DINGS .......-0..cccccccececeseeccccercccueesenscetegeu:ageeeeueeeeces paaauees cunesesceaseeeeaneusseesesaesecesseeeeenees vececaueerevenentees
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General Medical Status...00.0..0000.c000cccccccecccscecececesevees vests neeeeses ccusesvssscceecessusse estscsetseseneeesaes tren cece cecceccscecevenveeccececserensavaceescueseeseuuseecesenstecsecansessceesseesagapsces sees eeesecceeeeeaueeteaseats
Physical Examinations — Children.........0....0.ccccecccceeeceececeneeeeeeeeenteneseenensceeeetatseeeeeeeeneaeeseres
Physical Examinations — Adults........0..00.cecccccccssccceeeeccnsecsnsceeceee canecseeseneceeeeeeseeseneaesntesenteeas
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Ophthalmological Findings, 1967 Survey.................... eceeueeasceceeneeseaeceaeenesceaseetecatseseeeeisenteds
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Results of Slit-Lamp Microscopic Examination, 1969 Survey........0..0.0.0cccecesese tenes
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Methods.20.00.00... ccc cececssceccssvencsececeececsauensecsvevesseaeneeecucsscaesaecesaeacecuuesseeseeeseesesgegeazensacaenenees
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Results...
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DASCUSSION.......0.0.sececceccceeecenecece tee caeeeeeecnse cece tae ees eee cess caeneeeasceeseneties caeeaensateetssetnessoneeeentenetes
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Thyroid Findings................ ceseeees seek cbaeseteanen tate caeeeasseeetsttsecsecesnegseaestesaceagaseaaeesstetasseneensenreria
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Estimation of Dose of Radiation to the Thyroid Glands... eee terete
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Previous Thyroid Studies.........0. cc cccccceceeccseccsseseseeneeccsecnseeesnesenestesecennssneqeeaeetsaescsenugnareneate
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Development of Thyroid Lesions................ sevacetscaevttaaceteeaeeasesasceseceassenaqesesvaeaeeaseaecsnecnetenes
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Surgical Exploration of Thyroid Nodules 22.00.00... cece ccssseeeceeeseseeeeenneeseeeecnaeearnaees
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Thyroid Function: Correlation With Retardation of Growth in Children....................
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Influence of Physiological Stress on Thyroid Abnormalities.........0..0.0:cc:ecceesenee eens
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Sex Incidence... 2... eccceccceeesescceeeseeceescee caeesececeeevscsacsasaesacescsessegacsceaeeeeeeeeeseereneeaecaeneeaeereseres
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DISCUSSION. 2002... .eececcccccecceccceececteccacccececesceecececacecuceccecectensuensaneeececscaursasesereueneesesceteeseucntsentererets
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