Disposition of the Air Force Health Study
Interim Letter Report
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COMMITTEE ON THE DISPOSTION OF THE AIR FORCE HEALTH STUDY (Interim Letter Report)
DAVID J.TOLLERUD, (Chair), Professor and Chair,
Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky
DAN G.BLAZER, Professor of Psychiatry,
Duke University Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
ELLEN WRIGHT CLAYTON, Professor,
Center for Genetics and Health Policy, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennesse
MANNING FEINLEIB, Professor,
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
MARK S.GOLDBERG, Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, McGill University, Quebec, Canada
SUSAN E.HANKINSON, Assistant Professor,
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
DAVID A.KALMAN, Professor and Chair,
Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, Shoreline, Washington
DEJURAN RICHARDSON, Professor of Mathematics,
Lake Forest College, Chicago, Illinois
REGINA SANTELLA, Professor,
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York City, New York
CONSULTANTS TO THE COMMITTEE
JAMES G.HODGE, JR., Associate Professor,
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
VICTOR PONTES, Senior Data Manager,
The Channing Laboratory, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
STAFF
David A.Butler, Study Director
Amy O’Connor, Research Associate
Rose Marie Martinez, Director,
Board on Population Health and Public Health Practices
Sonia J.Cheruvillil, Senior Program Assistant
Michael Saulle, Staff Intern
REVIEWERS
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Christine B.Ambrosone, Director, Epidemiology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Tee L.Guidotti, Professor and Chair, Occupational & Environmental Health, George Washington University
Stephen W.Lagakos, Professor and Chair, Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health
Kyle Steenland, Professor, Environmental and Occupational Health, Emory University
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by M.Donald Whorton, WorkCare, Inc and Stephen E.Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University. Appointed by the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.