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The following are some of the major studies
conducted at RERF: |
Sizes of RERF
studies |
Study |
Study
population |
Study
period |
|
Life
Span Study
(study on death causes) |
120,000 persons |
1950
- ongoing |
Adult
Health Study |
23,000 persons |
1958 - ongoing |
In
Utero Study |
3,600 persons |
1946 - ongoing |
Genetic
Studies
(studies on the A-bomb
survivors' children) |
|
|
|
Mortality (Life Span Study)
|
77,000 persons |
1948 - ongoing |
|
Birth Defects |
77,000 persons |
1948 - 1954 |
|
Sex Ratio |
140,000 persons |
1948 - 1962 |
|
Cancer Incidence |
77,000 persons |
1958 - ongoing |
|
Chromosome Aberrations |
16,000 persons |
1967 - 1985 |
|
Biochemical Study |
23,000 persons |
1975 - 1985 |
|
Molecular Genetic Study |
1,000 families,
1,500 persons |
1985 - ongoing |
|
Health Examination Study |
12,000 persons |
2002 - 2006 |
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