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D EPA RT M EN T O P M ED ICIN E Duke Jlnibcrst iu ,iHc&rrnI Crnt cr D U RH A M . N O RTH CA RO L I N A M arch 12, 19 6 3 D r . K ob er t A . Kehoe The K et t er i n g Labor at or yCo l l ege o f M ed i ci n e Eden Avenue C i n c i n n at i 19 , Ohio D ear D r . K eh oe: Thanh you v er y much f o r you r l e t t e r o f f e r i n g t o c o l l ab o r at e on a st u d y o f l ead p o i so n i n g as r e l a t e d t o d r i n k i n g o f i l l i c i t w h i sk ey . I was n ot aw ar e t h at t h i s, for m o f p o i so n i n g o ccu r r ed i n sec t i o n s o f t h e co u n t r y o t h er t h an t h e so u t h east . I w ould g r e a t l y ap p r eci at e an y i n f o r m at i o n t h at you o r t h e I n t er n al Eeven ue Ser v i c e co u l d sen d me i n r eg ar d t o t h e m agn i t ude o f t h i s p r ob l em . We ar e sch ed u l ed t o g i v e a p ap er n ext month i n M innea p o l i s on t h i s cau se o f l ead en cep h al o p at h y, and ad d i t i o n al d at a as t o t h e i n ci d en ce o f t h i s i l l n e s s w oul d be m ost u se f u l . I w oul d be v er y much i n t er e st e d i n c o l l ab o r at i n g w i t h you on a p i l o t st u d y o f t h e i n ci d en ce o f l ead i n t o x i c a t i o n o r l a t e n t plm bism i n ch r on i c al c o h o l i c s i n t h i s ar ea. I do n ot t h i n k t h at I Could g i v e a gr eat d eal o f t i m e, h ow ever , t o a l a r g e sc al e st u d y o f t h i s t y p e, b u t I would l i k e t o l ear n what t y p e o f st u d y you h ave i n m ind and p er h ap s I co u l d assi g n some o f ou r summer st u d en t s t o h el p i n g u s w i t h t h i s p r o j e c t . I doubt, w h et h er we w i l l n eed l a r g e sums o f money f o r t h i s p u r p o se. I t a l so o ccu r s t o me t h at i t m i gh t be u se f u l t o make l ead d et er m i n at i o n s on t h e t i ssu e s o f p at i en t s d yin g w i t h ch r on i c al co h o l i sm i n r ecen t y ear s t o d et er m in e, w h et h er t h e d i ag n o si s o f l ead p o i so n i n g w as o v er l o o k ed . Our p at h o l o gy d e p ar t m en t s k eep t i ssu e s fr om su ch p a t i e n t s f o r a number o f y ear s and l ead d et er m i n at i o n s may be f e a si b l e . I n p r ep ar at i o n f o r ou r p ap er , we h ave b een m aking a su r v ey o f t h e l i t e r a t u r e on l ead p o i so n i n g . I am, o f c o u r se, q u i t e f a m i l i a r w i t h t h e w or k done i n you r l ab o r at o r y and w oul d l i k e v er y much t o h ave r e p r i n t s o f you r st u d i es on l ead p o i so n i n g,w i t h p a r t i c u l a r r ef er en c e, i f p o ssi b l e , t o l ead en cep h al o p at h y. I w ould al so ap p r ec i at e h avi n g a copy o f you r H ar bi n l e c t u r e , w h i ch ap p ear ed i n t h e A r ch i v es o f En vi r o n m en t al H eal t h , 2 :^ l 8 , 19 6 1. Thank you agai n f o r you r i n t e r e st i n t h i s m at t er . Si n c er el y yo u r s, AH/ mj t A l b er t Heyman, M .D. N6004