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FABRIQUES DE TABAC REUNIES SA NEUCHATEL DR. HELMUT REIF ~Cr~. SC*~ „NC) Re~. PHILIP MORRIS EURO/PE Assessment study on epidemiologiicall reports Dear Professor Flew„ Prof. Anthony FLEW 26 Alexandta Roadl GB -RGI 5PD READING Neuchatel, May 11, 1993 It was goodl talking to you over the phone and I want to thank you, - irrespective off your decision on a future collaboration - for your readiness to have a look into tlhe ! report. By separate mail you will be receiving a copy of the EPA report' on passive smoking which should serve as one - the most recent - example on flawedl and bad science and even worse conclusions taken fromi there: Prof Dr. Berthold Schneider„ Head of the Institute for Biometrics at the Medical University of Hannover, Federal Republic of Germany; is t'he coordinator of an attemptt to get together a, representative cross-section of "European opinions" on these develbprnents where the EPA report serves as but, one example. Prof Schneider will contact you, on all detailed terms and I would ask you to address alll future correspondence to him. If you copy me on this I would be most grateful. As you are a well-known and very sharp critic of this type of epidemiology, he will possibly ask you to shape your assessment around the overall philosophical questions contained'in this report, suchi as - Is this type of epidemiology fit to quantify very small excess risks ? - Can.co'nfound'ing,factors be neglected in favour of a preconceived opinion? - Are such studies usefiflllto take far-reaching,decisions on the fiiture lifestyle ? Please take this only as an example, as Prof Schneider will send you the final lay-out of this exercise; You would be a, participant in a group which will cover all aspects of open questions to t'his type of report. With: my warmest ~Mards I remain yours sincerely, Dr. Hellnut Reif cclProf. Schneider FABiR1QUES DE TABAC REUNIES SA TELEVHonE 1038132 '11 11 TrLEM 454564 ~. CH-2D0'.3 NEUCHATEL -~ SWdTZERLA'ND; TELBFAx~. 1o3e13n2a~.7s~.