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The Participant Cohort
Pages 27-30

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... (B) During the six month period following the official operational period of an atmospheric nuclear test, presence at the test site or other test staging area to perform official military duties in connection with completion of projects related to the nuclear test including decontamination of equipment used during the nuclear test.
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From page 28...
... unit diaries, ship deck logs, ship/unit muster rolls, ship/unit officer lists, unit histories, morning reports, and operation participant listings."'3 Data items sought were name, rank, and service number, although date and place of birth were also noted in the 1986 file. The quality of the various identifiers varied; other identifiers, such as Social Security Number, were noted when available.
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From page 29...
... EXCLUSION OF "POST-CROSSROADS" PARTICIPANTS To maintain clarity of cohort definition, this study does not include socalled "post-CROSSROADS" participants, those military personnel who arrived in the designated area after the formal cut-off date of the operation but within the six-month period 1 September 1946 through 28 February 1947. CROSSROADS PARTICIPANTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OTHER NUCLEAR TESTS This report ore the CROSSROADS test uses "participation" status as a general proxy for exposure (see expanded discussion in Chapter 8~.
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... EXCLUSIVITY OF PARTICIPANT AND COMPARISON COHORTS The comparison roster was checked against the participant roster. The 205 Navy individuals appearing on both were deleted from the control roster for this report's analyses.
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