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A m e r ic a n Me d ic a l A s s o c ia t io n ADORESS REPLY TO: JOHN STEWART CHAPMAN, MD Chief Editor-Elect -T tre H M ITffl wester o f "f*C TC T-- he4-- -EU -U fri -Te**6 -4 ^3 *5 P. O . Box 19745 M edical Center Station Dallas, Texas 75219 August 19, 1970 ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDITORIAL BOARO William Weiss, MD, Philadelphia Assistant Chief Editor Oscar Auerbach, MD, East Orange, NJ Anna M. Baetjer, ScD, Baltimore Oscar J. Balchum. MD, Los Angeles B. D. Dinman, MD, Ann Arbor, Mich John R. Goldsmith, MD, Berkeley, C alif David H. Goldstein, MD, New York W. J. Hayes, Jr., MD, Nashville, Tenn Theodore H. Ingalls, MD, Framingham, Mass John H. Schulte, MD, Columbus, Ohio James H. Steele, DVM, Atlanta Herbert E. Stokinger, PhD, Cincinnati Hugh H. Hussey, MD, Director Scientific Publications Division Robert A . Kehoe, M . D. Professor Emeritus o f O ccupatio nal M e d ic in e University o f Cincinnati Department o f Environmental Health Kettering Laboratory College o f M edicine Eden & Bethesda Avenues C incinna ti, O hio 45219 Dear Dr. Kehoe: Since I know o f your very considerable interest in lead and since you know how much m aterial we w ill have on this subject in the Archives at some e a rly date, I should lik e very much to have your opinion on the enclosed paper, "P itfalls in the Diagnosis o f Lead Poisoning", by D r. Forrest E. Rieke. Your comments w ill be helpful i f you w ill d ire c t them to the fo llo w in g points: .1 Is the paper o f s u ffic ie n t im portance in the lig h t o f other m aterial you know about? 2 . Do the methods employed furnish a v a lid in d ic a tio n o f lead poisoning? 3 . I f you th in k we should accept th is paper, please in d ic a te whether i t needs revision? I shall be a w fu lly grateful to you i f you can give me an opin io n w ith in the next four weeks. Sincerely yours, 0010471 Jdhf S. Chapman, M . D.