title: [Health effects of atomic bomb radiation].
abstract: The health effects of atomic bomb radiation have been studied by the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) and its successor, the Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF) based on a fixed population of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasaki which had been established in 1950. The results obtained to the present can be classified into the following three categories: (1) The effects for which a strong association with atomic bomb radiation has been found include malignant neoplasms, cataracts, chromosomal aberrations, small head size and mental retardation among the in utero exposed. (2) A weak association has been found in the several sites of cancers, some non-cancer mortalities and immunological abnormalities. (3) No association has been observed in some types of leukemia, osteosarcoma, accelerated aging, sterility and hereditary effects.
authors.affiliation: Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Hiroshima.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shigematsu
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality; D009381:Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced / Q000401:mortality; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D011831:Radiation Genetics; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout