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THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH TO ESR SCIENTISTS BRING YOUR LEGAL ADVISOR TO THE MEETING

ESR SCIENTISTS RESPONSE TO THE MINISTRY OF HEALTHS PROPOSED 5 AUGUST 2004 MEETING

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE 2.8.2004 ESR EMAIL OPPOSING STUDY RETARGETING

AFTER THE 5 AUGUST 2004 MEETING TEXT NOTING SEVERAL RESULTS FROM LATER PERIODS WERE

NOT ELEVATED AND WOULD SERVE TO DILUTE THE OBSERVED TCDD WAS DELETED AND THE LONG

TERM RESIDENTS MEAN TCDD INCREASE OVER SHORT TERM RESIDENTS WAS INCREASED 2.4 TIMES

AFTER THE HIGHEST ESR 2004 SHORT TERM RESULT WAS PUT INTO THE LONG TERM MEAN TCDD.

ANOTHER 14 PG/G TCDD SHORT TERM RESULT WAS REPORTED AS DEMONSTRABLY ELEVATED TO

CONCEAL - THE RELOCATION OF THE 33.3 PG/G TCDD RESULT - INTO THE LONG TERM MEAN TCDD.

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EVEN AFTER ESR WARNED IT WOULD BE POTENTIALLY MISLEADING ON 2.8.2004 THE MINISTRY OF

HEALTH STILL ATTEMPTED - TO COMBINE THE POST 1974 RESULTS WITH SIGNIFICANTLY ELEVATED

RESULTS FROM THOSE EXPOSED IN 1962-1975 PERIODS - BEFORE THE REPORTS RELEASE. THE ESR

THREAT TO RELEASE RESULTS TO PARTICIPANTS - FORCED THE MINISTRY TO RELEASE THE REPORT.