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The Message From Budapest

Bernard Lown, MD; Eugene Chazov, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(5):655-657.

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WE GATHER once again, a fifth time in less than five years, for the annual Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, the IPPNW. We come here determined to ward off the greatest pestilence threatening life. We meet in a city, risen from the rubble of conventional war, once again beautiful and cultivated. We convene in a country that has suffered misery, plunder, starvation, and death with nearly 10% of its people killed in World War II. Our Hungarian colleagues therefore understand the meaning of nuclear war. They have worked with perseverance to make this Congress a memorable event. We commend Academician Susan Hollán for leadership and commitment. We acknowledge with respect and gratitude the tireless efforts of Drs Gyözö Petrányi, László Sztanyik, Csaba Farsang, Anna Romany, János Gergely, Csaba Láng, Balázs Sarkadi, and many other contributors deserving praise.

Two Anniversaries

We gather under the slogan, . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
From the Harvard University School of Public Health, Boston (Dr Lown); and the National Cardiological Research Center, Moscow (Dr Chazov).

Footnotes
Read before the Fifth Congress of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, Budapest, June 29, 1985.

Reprint requests to Harvard University School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115 (Dr Lown).

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