Hiroshima Diary : The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 /

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While to many Americans the bombings may seem to date from a bygone era, the scientific knowledge obtained from these experiences is more relevant than ever before. It is likely the best evidence that will ever be gathered on the short- and long-term effects of nuclear exposure on a large population...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hachiya, Michihiko, 1903-1980
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Japonés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Hachiya, Michihiko, > 1903-1980.
Hachiya, Michihiko, > 1904- > Diaries.
Hachiya, Michihiko, > 1903-1980 > Diaries.
History - General.
History & Archaeology.
Physicians.
Atomic bomb > Physiological effect.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Medical.
Bombe atomique > Effets physiologiques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon > Hiroshima.
Medecins > Japon > Journaux intimes.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Hiroshima-shi.
Physicians > Japan > Diaries.
Japan > Hiroshima-shi.
Japan.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945 > Personal narratives, Japanese.
Personal narratives > Japanese.
History.
Diaries.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:While to many Americans the bombings may seem to date from a bygone era, the scientific knowledge obtained from these experiences is more relevant than ever before. It is likely the best evidence that will ever be gathered on the short- and long-term effects of nuclear exposure on a large population. In Japan, the dropping of the atomic bombs engendered a series of national medical studies copiously documented and analyzed by American and Japanese physicians and scientists.
Physical Description:1 online resource (266 pages).
ISBN:9781469602462

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