Notes
Address correspondence to B.P. Lanphear, Children’s
Hospital Medical Center, 3333 Burnet Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45229-3039 USA.
Telephone: (513)
636-3778. Fax: (513) 636-4402. E-mail: bruce.lanphear@chmcc.org
The author declares a competing financial interest. Dr.
Lanphear has acted as an expert witness on behalf of the State of Rhode
Island, The City of
Milwaukee, and the community of Picher, Oklahoma. His employer, Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center is remunerated for this work.
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