The Medical Implications of Nuclear War

by Fredric Solomon, Institute of Medicine, Steering Committee for the Symposium on the Medical Implications of Nuclear War, et al.

Book Overview

Written by world-renowned scientists, this volume portrays the possible direct and indirect devastation of human health from a nuclear attack. The most comprehensive work yet produced on this subject, The Medical Implications of Nuclear War includes an overview of the potential environmental and physical effects of nuclear bombardment, describes the problems of choosing who among the injured would get the scarce medical care available, addresses...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309036925
• ISBN13: 9780309036924
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.0" x 9.0"

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The Medical Implications of Nuclear War

This book is a collection of papers presented at a symposium held at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. on September 20-22, 1985 sponsored by the NAS Institute of Medicine. The papers are divided in to five sections: Part 1, Nuclear War with Modern Weapons: Physical Effects and Enviromental Consequences Part 2, Health Consequences of Nuclear War Part 3, Medical Resources Needs and Availability Following Nuclear War Part 4, Images and Risks of Nuclear War: Psychosocial Perspectives Part 5, Long-Term Consequences of and Prospects for Recovery from Nuclear War: Two Views