The Children of atomic bomb survivors [[electronic resource] ] : a genetic study / / edited by James V. Neel and William J. Schull

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910455962903321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1991
• ISBN: 1-280-20376-5; 9786610203765; 0-309-59318-2
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (524 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NeelJames V <1915-2000.> (James Van Gundia); SchullWilliam J
• Disciplina: 614.5/99
• Soggetti: Children of atomic bomb victims - Health and hygiene - Japan - Hiroshima-shi; Children of atomic bomb victims - Health and hygiene - Japan - Nagasaki-shi; Radiation - Toxicology; Genetic toxicology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ""THE CHILDREN OF ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Orientation""; ""BEGINNINGS""; ""THE THREE PHASES OF THE STUDY""; ""Phase I (1948â€?1954)""; ""Phase II (1955â€?1968)""; ""Phase III (1969â€?1990)""; ""AN ESTIMATE OF THE GENETIC DOUBLING DOSE OF RADIATION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Genetic Effects of the Atomic Bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki""; ""THE EFFECT OF EXPOSURE TO THE ATOMIC BOMBS ON PREGNANCY TERMINATION IN HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""LIST OF TABLES""; ""LIST OF FIGURES""; ""CHAPTER I BACKGROUND""; ""CHAPTER II THE PLAN""; ""CHAPTER III A COMPARISON OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI""""CHAPTER IV THE CRITERIA OF RADIATION EMPLOYED IN THE STUDY""; ""CHAPTER V THE COMPARABILITY OF IRRADIATION SUBCLASSES""; ""CHAPTER VI STATISTICAL METHODS""; ""CHAPTER VII ANALYSIS OF ; THE SEX RATIO DATA""; ""CHAPTER VIII ANALYSIS OF THE MALFORMATION DATA""; ""CHAPTER IX ANALYSIS OF THE STILLBIRTH DATA""; ""CHAPTER X THE ANALYSIS OF THE BIRTHWEIGHT DATA""; ""CHAPTER XI ANALYSIS OF THE DATA CONCERNING DEATH DURING THE NINE-MONTH PERIOD FOLLOWING DELIVERY""; ""CHAPTER XII THE ANALYSIS OF THE ANTHROPOMETRIC DATA""; ""CHAPTER XIII THE AUTOPSY FINDINGS""""CHAPTER XIV RECAPITULATION""; ""CHAPTER XV PERMISSIBLE INFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX""; ""PROCEDURE FOR CODING GENETICS SHORT-FORM QUESTIONNAIRES""; ""CODING INSTRUCTIONS FOR GENETICS FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRES""; ""CODING INSTRUCTIONS FOR PEDIATRICS FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONNAIRE""; ""REFERENCES""; ""SUBJECT INDEX ""; ""NAME INDEX ""; ""ATOMIC BOMB EXPOSURE AND THE PREGNANCIES OF BIOLOGICALLY RELATED PARENTS A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OFGENETIC EFFECTS OF IONIZINGâ€?""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Some Further Observations on the Sex Ratio Among Infants Born to Survivors of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki""""STUDIES OF THE SEX RATIO IN HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""Other Studies of the Effect of Radiation on the Sex Ratio in Man""; ""On an Interpretation of the Present Studies""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""A Cohort-Type Study of Survival in the Children of Parents Exposed to Atomic Bombings""; ""Factors Determining the Design of the Study""; ""DESCRIPTION OF STUDY PROCEDURES""; ""SOURCES OF VARIATION IN MORTALITY OTHER THAN RADIATION""; ""THE RELATIONSHIP OF MORTALITY TO EXPOSURE""""DISCUSSION""; ""EPILOGUE""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""MORTALITY IN THE CHILDREN OF ATOMIC BOMB SURVIVORS AND CONTROLS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""THE STUDY POPULATION""; ""STATISTICAL CONSIDERATIONS""; ""THE DATA""; ""DISCUSSION""; ""LITERATURE CITED""; ""8 Cytogenetic Study of the Offspring of Atomic Bomb Survivors, Hiroshima and Nagasaki""; ""1 INTRODUCTION""; ""2 MATERIALS AND METHODS""; ""3 RESULTS""; ""3.1 Characteristics of the Study Sample""; ""3.2 Types and Frequencies of Chromosome Abnormalities""; ""3.2.1 Sex Chromosome Abnormalities""; ""3.2.2 Autosomal Structural Rearrangements""