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1 online resource (116 pages) |
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""The Arctic Aeromedical Laboratory's Thyroid Function Study: A Radiological Risk and Ethical Analysis""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""DESCRIPTION OF THE AAL THYROID FUNCTION STUDY""; ""HEALTH EFFECTS OF I ADMINISTRATION IN HUMANS""; ""THE ETHICS OF HUMAN SUBJECTS RESEARCH""; ""CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""1 Introduction ""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S CHARGE""; ""THE AAL AND THE THYROID FUNCTION STUDY""; ""CONDUCT OF THE STUDY: SAMPLE SIZE AND DISTRIBUTION""; ""Alaska Natives""; ""Army and Air Force Servicemen""; ""CONDUCT OF THE STUDY: SUBJECT SELECTION"" |
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""Wainwright""""Anaktuvuk Pass""; ""Fort Yukon""; ""Arctic Village""; ""Point Hope""; ""Military Testing""; ""STUDY RESULTS""; ""THE COMMITTEE'S METHODS""; ""Written Information""; ""Interview and Public Hearing Information""; ""COMMON THEMES FROM THE PUBLIC SESSION""; ""2 Health Effects of I Administration in Humans ""; ""RADIOLOGICAL BACKGROUND OF THE AAL STUDY""; ""OVERVIEW OF EPIDEMIOLOGICAL EVIDENCE REGARDING RADIATION-INDUCED THYROID CANCER""; ""CALCULATIONS OF RADIATION RISK""; ""RISK ESTIMATES FOR THE AAL STUDY"" |
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""SIGNIFICANCE OF CALCULATED RISKS OF RADIATION-INDUCED THYROID CANCER""""RADIATION GUIDELINES FOR I USAGE-THEN AND NOW""; ""1957 Guidelines""; ""Current Guidelines""; ""THE EVOLUTION OF OUR UNDERSTANDING OF RADIATION HEALTH EFFECTS""; ""3 The Ethics of Human Subjects Research ""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""Evolution of Ethical Standards""; ""The Nuremberg Code""; ""After the Code""; ""The Evolution of Modern Federal Regulations""; ""The Nuremberg Code as Applied to AAL Research in 1955-1957""; ""The Common Rule and the AAL Research: Looking Back from the 1990s""; ""CONCLUSION"" |
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""4 Conclusions and Recommendations """"References""; ""Appendix A Thyroid Function in Health and Disease ""; ""THE HUMAN THYROID""; ""ROLE OF IODINE IN THYROID FUNCTION AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTS""; ""URINARY AND SALIVARY EXCRETION STUDIES""; ""CONVERSION RATIO AND PLASMA LEVELS OF PBI""; ""RACIAL DIFFERENCES IN THYROID FUNCTION""; ""UTILIZATION OF I AS A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL""; ""CONTRAINDICATIONS TO THE USE OF I""; ""Appendix B Summary of the Public Session ""; ""Appendix C Thyroid Radiation Dose Estimates for I as Determined by the Radiation Internal Dose Information Center, Oak ... "" |
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""Appendix D SECRETARY OF DEFENSE Washington """"Appendix E Informed Consent Elements of Disclosure ""; ""Appendix F Principles for the Conduct of Research in the Arctic ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""IMPLEMENTATION""; ""PUBLICATIONS""; ""Appendix G Biographical Sketches of Committee Members ""; ""Appendix H Glossary "" |
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Print version record |
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Thyroid gland function tests -- Health aspects -- Alaska
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Iodine -- Isotopes -- Diagnostic use -- Moral and ethical aspects
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Medical ethics -- Alaska
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Medical ethics
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Alaska
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309588843 |
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0309588847 |
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