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MARCH 1957 MEDICAL SURVEY OF RONGELAP AND UTIRIK PEOPLE THREE YEARS AFTER EXPOSURE TO RADIOACTIVE FALLOUT

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4299476
Marshallese people exposed to radioactive fall-out three years previously. Examinations were carried out on 82 people from Rongelap who had been exposed to the heaviest fall-out, and on a comparison population of unexposed Rongelap people matched for age and sex. The survey showed that all the irradiated Marshellese people were making satisfactory recovery from their radiation exposure. (C.H.)
Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
NSA Number:
NSA-12-012913
OSTI ID:
4299476
Report Number(s):
BNL-501
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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