Abstract 1

I Introduction 5
 1. Background and Purpose 7
 2. Research Scope and Methods 11

II The Health Impact of Atomic Bomb Radiation Exposure and the Review of the Research on Korea's Atomic Bomb Victims 15
 1. The Health Impact of Atomic Bomb Radiation Exposure 17
 2. Major Research on Korea's Atomic Bomb Victims 30
 3. Chapter Conclusion 41

III Review of the Designing of the Surveys on Comparable-Cases at Home and Abroad 45
 1. Review of the Japan's Assistance to Its Own Atomic Bomb Victims and of Their Survey Designs 47
 2. Review of Comparable-Cases in Korea 71
 3. Chapter Conclusion 83

IV Suggesting a Survey Design for Investigating Atomic Bomb Victims 87
 1. Overview of the Survey on Atomic Bomb Victims 89
 2. A Survey on the Health and Lifestyle of Atomic Bomb Victims 91
 3. A Survey on the Use of Health Services by Atomic Bomb Victims 94
 4. A Survey on the Atomic Bomb Victims Cohort and Genome Analysis 103 

V A Pilot Survey on Atomic Bomb Victims 109
 1. Survey Overview 111
 2. Survey Results 113

VI A Roadmap for the Investigation of Atomic Bomb Victims 183
 1. Main Results 185
 2. Suggestions 189

References 195
Appendices 199