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2. Priority setting: lessons from Oregon;Dixon, J.; Welch, H.G.;Lancet; On the Oregon trail: rationing health care,1991
3. Rationing: the search for sunlight;Smith, R.;BMJ,1991
4. Between 1969 and 1978 mortality from all leukaemias in those aged 0-24 years was 15/o higher in districts near nuclear installations than in matched control districts, and mortality from lymphoid leukaemia was 21% higher.'8 Although small by comparison with the 10-fold excess around Sellafield, these figures reached significance because of the large numbers being studied. The Committee on Medical Aspects of Radiation in the Environment, an independant advisory body, concluded that the clusters, especially the one around Sellafield, are unlikely to be due to chance.'6 The reason for the clustering, however, remains a mystery
5. Wood JL, Wolf 5, Cragle DL, Frome EL. Mortality among Otherwise the householder is charged £29.60 plus workers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory;WingS, Shy C.M.;J_AMA,1991