Polycythemia vera among participants of a nuclear weapons test

Journal Article · Fri Mar 06 00:00:00 EST 1987 · JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1987.03390090050019· OSTI ID:6545037

Sobell, J L; Codd, M B; Silverstein, M N; Kurland, L T

Three letters-to-the-editors discuss the finding of a statistically significant excess of polycythemia vera cases among participants in the Smoky detonation. Had population-based incidence rates from Rochester been used to derive an expected incidence, and had only bona fide polycythemia vera cases been considered, as is the rule in most epidemiologic studies, the observed frequency of polycythemia vera among participants in the Smoky test would have been found to be well within chance expectations.

• Research Organization: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
• OSTI ID: 6545037
• Journal Information: JAMA, J. Am. Med. Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 257:9
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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