Epidemiological studies of UK test veterans: I. General description.
This review gives a general account of how and why epidemiological studies of UK participants in the nuclear weapons test programme were set up. There is a short description of the circumstances in which the tests were planned and executed and a discussion of the general considerations involved in designing studies to show whether the health of test participants suffered as a result of the tests. The companion review article summarises the results of the epidemiological studies.
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National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK. Gerry.Kendall@nrpb.org
Muirhead
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Darby
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Arnold
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O'Hagan
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D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007953:Leukemia, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology; D009689:Nuclear Warfare; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000453:epidemiology; D011832:Radiation Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011847:Radioactive Fallout; D012306:Risk; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans
D011847:Radioactive Fallout