Re: The "right" answer

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

>When  epidemiologists question a study, such as the Navy

> Shipyard Nuclear Worker study, they are attacked as

> not believe the "truth."  Of course, they are only

> scientist who have studied, practiced and reported on

> epidemiological studies.  What do they know about the

> "truth?"  



John,

    Interesting--- I was my understanding that the NSNW study has been 

largely ignored, unacknowledged, and not considered in radiation 

policy development, but I was unaware that it had been "questioned" 

by epidemiologists. What aspect of the study was questioned: data 

sources, methodology, calculations, or what?

    I know that it is relatively easy to discredit any epidemiological 

study (if all else fails, one can always cite unknown  unbounded 

confounding factors), but have seen no such critiques of the NSNW 

study. Specifically, what was said to be wrong with that study? 

    Jerry



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