12 Early clinical studies on the gas-affected population showed signs of increased chromosomal aberrations that could manifest as cancer, 13 though population-level changes in cancer rates 8 years after the accident were suggestive but not significant. 14 This paper estimates the long-term health (specifically, adult cancer rates and disability) and human capital impacts (educational attainment) on individuals who were exposed to the BGD in utero or as children in 1984.
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Long-term health and human capital effects of in utero exposure to an industrial disaster: a spatial difference-in-differences analysis of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
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