Re: 1.3 billion people killed, maimed or diseased...

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@hotmail.com>]

>...Health Association Annual Meeting, in December 1979, where she 
> >presented a paper:  "Maternal/Child Health Effects From Radioactive 
> >Particles in Milk, Wisconsin 1963-1975."

That study may have been the one where some infant deaths mistakenly had 
been counted twice (due to a misunderstanding of age categories according to 
someone at AECL I spoke with 13 years ago - can impossibly recall the name).

>Gerry Parker, Director of the MA Dept. of Public Health, was in
>the audience.  When he asked her what statisitical test was used to >show 
>data significance, she replied that she didn't need a statistical >test; 
>she knew when the data was significant.

I think that her PhD is in statistics but I am not sure.

My own reflections - I apologize if they are wrong,
Bjorn Cedervall       bcradsafers@hotmail.com

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