TY - JOUR T1 - HEmatologic studies in hiroshima and a control city two years after the atomic bombing AU - SNELL FM, NEEL JV, ISHIBASHI KK Y1 - 1949/10/01 N1 - 10.1001/archinte.1949.00230040048005 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 569 EP - 604 VL - 84 IS - 4 N2 - 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 SN - 0730-188X M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinte.1949.00230040048005 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinte.1949.00230040048005 ER -