title: Unanswered questions: the legacy of atomic veterans.
abstract: The Department of Veterans Affairs identifies 195,000 servicemen as being involved in the occupation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with an additional 210,000 personnel participating in 200 post-war nuclear tests. In 1995, the Institute of Medicine declined to recommend a study of the reproductive outcomes of Atomic Veterans. This article revisits the Institute of Medicine decision. Health effects and legislation provide the framework for a critical analysis of the Japanese data as it applies to Atomic Veterans. It explores the role of traditional hypothesis testing in legislative decisions and offers an in-depth exploration of paternal contributions to adverse reproductive events. It emphasizes the risks faced by reproductive age males when exposed to environmental hazards such as ionizing radiation.
authors: Department of Veterans Affairs, St. Louis, MO, USA. d.hansen@att.net
authors: Deborah
authors: D
authors: Hansen
authors: Cheryl
authors: C
authors: Schriner
mesh_terms: D000016:Abnormalities, Radiation-Induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009689:Nuclear Warfare / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018812:Paternal Exposure / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*