title: Epidemiological studies of UK test veterans: I. General description.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Radiological Protection Board, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon OX11 0RQ, UK. Gerry.Kendall@nrpb.org
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Kendall
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Muirhead
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Darby
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Doll
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: O'Hagan
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D011847:Radioactive Fallout