Bliley RJReynolds
Report Concerning Scientists and Scientific Research Concerning Scientists or Scientific Research. From RJR Consultant to RJR Employee, Working on Behalf of the Legal Department, Prepared in Anticipation of Litigation Involving A Regulatory Matter.
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- Author
- Seitz, F.
- Recipient
- Fyock, James A. (RJR, TI Communications)
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~ere as follo~s~
Dr. Michael C. Archer
University of Toronto/Ontario Cancer Institute
Dr. Patricia Clarke
Department of clinical Epide=iology .
National Autonomic University Of Mexico
Dr. Robert C. Dales
Department of Medicine
Ottawa General Hospital
Ms. Janet Hardy
Department of Epldemlology and Biostatlstice
McOill University
Dr. Gerry Hill
Department of Epi~emlology and Biostatlstlc~
HcOill University
Dr. Valerie ZaWrence
Departnent of Medicine
University of Texas Health Science Center
at San Antonio
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be commonted upon later.
The procedures that have been adopted by the study
group during the past twelve ~onths are as followss All
relevant scientific literature is examined and classified
on the basis of ira content using a set of rulea adopted
by unanlmoue agreement of the study group. Work which
contains indlcatlona of investigative bias, shows evidence
of an inadequate control or other well-deflned flaws is
rejected. Declsione concerning rejection or acceptance of
a given piece of work are reviewed by the entire group to
be certain that common standards are employed in different
aspects of the work.
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report which emphasizes =a~Or conclusions available for
review soon after the 15th of October of the present
year. This draft would be used to obtain critical
comments from selected ~ndividuals but would Dot be
available for any. form of publicity or open publication
until the review is complete# presumably towar~ the end of
the calendar year.
The tentative conclusions of a posltive nature which
have e~erged to date appear ~o be the
1. Children who have ~ mother who is a heav~ smoker
have a higher than average incidence of respiratory
Infectlons, the frequency being more or less proportional
to the amount o£ smoklng.
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t~e report,
2) He would like to have a ~oint ~eeting of the Canadian
Task Force on Perlo~ic Health Exam~natlons and the
United States Task Force on Preventable Health
Services - organizations which cooperate frequently
and with which Spltzer lo closely associated
order to review the study and hopefully obtain
endorsement as a good reflection of the present orate
of such analysis. +
3) He would like to have ~he final report of conclualons
and the backup ~ater~al printed £n a reasonable
pro~esslonal way so that ~t c~n be distributed and
made accessible as necessary.
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