06/10/2009
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"Those studies [examined] the relationship of dioxin and IHD mortality."
"I think the biggest problem that we face which has been referred to by many of the panelists is the fact that we really do not--frequently do not have good measures of what exposure was and continues ..."
"So we cannot say a Vietnam veteran is 1.4 to 2.8 more times likely to come down with ischemic heart disease than a non-veteran?"
"Well, Secretary Shinseki made a comment toward the end of his testimony; he had actually made a similar comment when I met with him."