Use of NHANES Data to Link Chemical Exposures to Chronic Diseases: A Cautionary Tale

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Judy S. LaKind ,

* E-mail: lakindassoc@comcast.net

Affiliations LaKind Associates, LLC, Catonsville, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Michael Goodman,

Affiliation Department of Epidemiology, Emory University, School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
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Daniel Q. Naiman

Affiliation Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America
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