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PAPERBACK list:$49.50 Web:$44.55 add to cart Rights & Permissions Free PDF Access Free Resources Sign in to download PDF book and chapters PDF EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Display this book on your site! Related Titles Assessment of the Scientific Information for the Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program Review of the Worker and Public Health Activities Program Administered by the Department of Energy and the Department of Health and Human Services Other Related Titles Review of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study Draft Final Report (2000) Commission on Life Sciences (CLS) Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Page 40   E-mail  Facebook  Digg  Stumble  Twitter More Page 40 Front Matter (R1-R10) Public Summary (1-16) Executive Summary (17-39) 1 Introduction (40-41) 2 Overview of the HTDS Draft Final Report and Organization of the Committee (42-48) 3 Evaluation of Epidemiologic and Clinical Methods (49-60) 4 Evaluation of Dosimetric Methods and Results (61-85) 5 Evaluation of Statistical Data Analysis (86-98) 6 Statistical Power and Interpretation of the Study (99-110) 7 Comparison with Other Studies (111-113) 8 Communication of Study Results (114-136) 9 Summary of Responses to CDC (137-155) References (156-162) Appendix A: Subcommittee Activities (163-163) Appendix B: Responses to Selected Comments by the Public (168-175) Appendix C: Estimated Thyroid Doses From (176-197) Appendix D: Equation Relating to the Effect of Error is Assessing Childhood Milk Consumption (198-199) Glossary (200-200) Information on Committee Members (212-218)

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l Introduction The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sought an independent evaluation of its Hanford Thyroid Disease Study (HTDS) by the National Academy of Sciences National Research Council. in January 1999, at the time ofthe release ofthe Draft Final Report of that study, it addressed three questions to the Research Council's Committee on CDC Radiation Studies: Has the analysis been carried out appropriately and completely? Are the presentation and the discussion of results complete? Are the conclusions reasonable? In April 1999, CDC, prompted by its own concerns and those of interested members of the public, asked the committee to review and comment on material that had been prepared by CDC and the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (FHCRC) and provident to the public at the time of release of the HTDS Draft Final Report or thereafter. The material included a congressional briefing, overhead slides, a CDC press release, HTDS fact sheets, a series of CDC fact sheets, and a mailed update on the HTDS Draft 40

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Introduction 41 Final Report. The committee was asked to consider three additional questions: Was the material accurate and appropriate in providing guidance to the public in understanding the study findings? If these messages about findings need to be amended, how should the revised messages best be communicated to the public? With regard to release of future study reports, how can CDC improve the public communication process?

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