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Health Sciences Research and Applications Branch Division of Bionedical and En vi ro mental Research - Atomic Energy Cc mission I must apologize for the delay in sending you my cents on the It was the consensus of the group that this was a S5-y Zz sir a5le that the University of Pittsburgh should continue as the scmcracror. However, there are some aspects of the study as co-ted So date ' . which are disturbing and which may well be cause fcr consi6ering an alternate contractor. Xy izipression was that tfre ~ t d yhad 30 technical questions posed but 'only t o ccmrnent very g=2&=Li;; on ..site visit held at the A X on Kovenber 20, 1972, whlu reviewed .research activity and deserved continued support. Ee also z z = ied .their inability to obtain a master file of employ- even a t kinford. . I n my opinion, it ranks, as I stated at the Execut-ilvr: Session following the meeting, as the longest pilot study Zhave ever Some others ele c red come nts 2re presented below. " A z are not intended to r c ? rz sex an exhaustive revLew of the sze og th s zr;d limitations oi =he study. Security AS n in is tr at isn is not persuasive. ? ? 2 z??eaTs tobe a likelihood of s o - auch in e iria on the part OE vz5.z~a gex ? that only i? tiic distant f st urc.
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qualitatively if necessary, i s considered to be a serious limitation of the study. The inability to categorize the levels of exposure, even 5 . The use of non-standard methodologies of analysis without any apparent gain in analytic results 'is sub j ecr to question. The involvement of the Statistical Advisor appears to be A more active role by Dr.Elst on is badly needed. Despite these criticisms, the project has an intrinsic merit and should be supported. open-ended character of the current contract ? Is it possible for the AZ C to alter the