Mortality of Veteran Participants in the CROSSROADS Nuclear Test
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Mortality of Veteran Participants in the CROSSROADS Nuclear Test

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eBook - ePub

Mortality of Veteran Participants in the CROSSROADS Nuclear Test

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About this book

In 1946, approximately 40, 000 U.S. military personnel participated in Operation CROSSROADS, an atmospheric nuclear test that took place at Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands. Congress passed a law directing the Veterans Administration to determine whether there were any long-term adverse health effects associated with exposure to ionizing radiation from the detonation of nuclear devices. This book contains the results of an extensive epidemiological study of the mortality of participants compared with a similar group of nonparticipants. Topics of discussion include a breakdown of the study rationale; an overview of other studies of veteran participants in nuclear tests; and descriptions of Operation CROSSROADS, data sources for the study, participant and comparison cohorts, exposure details, mortality ascertainment, and findings and conclusions.

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Table of contents

  1. COVER PAGE
  2. COMMITTEE ON THE CROSSROADS NUCLEAR TEST
  3. BOARD OF THE MEDICAL FOLLOW-UP AGENCY
  4. Preface
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Glossary and Acronyms A B C
  7. Contents
  8. List of Tables
  9. Summary
  10. 1 Study Rationale and Overview
  11. 2 Other Studies of the Human Health Effects of Radiation Exposure
  12. 3 Epidemiology Primer
  13. 4 Description of Operation Crossroads
  14. 5 Data Sources for the Crossroads Study
  15. 6 The Participant Cohort
  16. 7 The Comparison Cohort
  17. 8 Exposure Definition, Measurement, and Verification
  18. 9 Mortality Ascertainment
  19. 10 Characterization of the Cohorts and Analysis Plan
  20. 11 Findings and Discussion
  21. 12 Conclusions
  22. References
  23. A National Association of Atomic Veterans (NAAV) Medical Survey
  24. B Participant Description (DNA Memorandum dated July 11, 1994)
  25. C Standardized Mortality Ratios
  26. D Radiation Doses for CROSSROADS Participants and Exposure Surrogate Groups
  27. E Verification of Completeness and Accuracy of the Participant Roster
  28. F Verification of Completeness and Accuracy of Mortality Ascertainment