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Acknowledgments
We gratefully acknowledge and thank Drs. Bruce Lanphear and David Bellinger for expert review of the evidence report. We also thank Iris Mabry, M.D., M.P.H. (AHRQ) and USPSTF members Drs. Ned Calonge, Kimberly Gregory, Kenneth Kizer, and Virginia Moyer for reviews and assistance in the preparation of the report, and also Andrew Hamilton, M.L.S., M.S. (Oregon EPC) for creating the literature searches.
Support: This study was conducted by the Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center under AHRQ Contract No. 290-02-0024, Task Order 2, Rockville, MD.
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Author Affiliation
a. Rischitelli, Nygren, Bougatsos, Freeman, Helfand: Oregon Evidence-based Practice Center.
b. Rischitelli: Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Toxicology, Oregon Health & Science University.
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