RT Journal
A1 SNELL FM, NEEL JV, ISHIBASHI KK
T1 HEmatologic studies in hiroshima and a control city two years after the atomic bombing
JF Archives of Internal Medicine
JO Archives of Internal Medicine
YR 1949
FD October 1
VO 84
IS 4
SP 569
OP 604
DO 10.1001/archinte.1949.00230040048005
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1949.00230040048005
AB TABLE OF CONTENTS 
    IntroductionPresent Day Conditions in JapanPlan of Observation 
    General DataSubjectsPrecautionsGeneral ProceduresHematologic Procedures and Evaluation of Errors 
    Erythrocyte and Leukocyte CountsDetermination of Hemoglobin and Plasma Protein ContentHematocrit ReadingDetermination of Cell ConstantsDifferential CountReticulocyte CountLaboratory ChecksControl Studies on AmericansStatistical ProceduresPresentation of Data 
    Over-All Blood PictureRelation Between Age and Sex and Response to Atomic BombingRelation Between Traumatic Injuries and Flash Burns and Hematologic ObservationsRelation Between Amount of Radiation and Hematologic ObservationsCommentSummaryINTRODUCTION 
    THE ATOMIC bomb explosions in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in the August 1945, subjected large numbers of persons to significant amounts of radiation. The immediate, acute effects of the exposure have been evaluated by a group of United States Army and Navy and Japanese civilian investigators, usually referred to as the Joint Commission.1 Their observations did much to confirm and