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The special committee was created by president bill clinton in executive order 12891, issued january 15, 1994. This guide provides a roadmap and capsule descriptions of each section of the report. Advisory committee on human radiation experiments final report article pdf available in canadian medical association journal 1569 january 1995 with 30 reads how we measure reads. History and organization of the central intelligence agency. The advisory committee on human radiation experiments achre, was created by president clinton on january 15, 1994 to investigate and report on the use of human beings as subjects of federally funded research using ionizing radiation. Nnpnnps across ah in acrossthe ac nn acrosstheboard ab jjnn acryl dv. The advisory committee on human radiation experiments achre. The committee s final report was released in october 1995. Advisory committee on human radiation experiments final.
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