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FILE NAME Manville JMA DATE 1966 July 14
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DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION Confidential - Public Health Task Force -
Survey of Causes of Death of Retirees and Group Life Participants
HEALTH STUDIES 1966
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gather- Hugh Jackson and Dr. K. W. Buith have developed an approach to
ing the data required for this study In addition to the clerical
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work involved it will call for the review and analysis of 4,500 to
5,000 death certificates by Dr. Smith to determine the primary and
facili- *. related causes of death
The data will be put on IBN cards to
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the Data We have reviewed this program with
is our estimate that the cost for clerical
tion and analysis will be 6,000 Because ment of Dr. Saith we would anticipate the
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work punch card properaof the heavy time involve job will be completed by ...
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proposal
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Healthheld Dr. Smith has assumed the chairmanship of the Safety and
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in Pittsburgh on July 20. The Committee is presently developing
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customer of the Committee's program for health research and
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should be available after the meeting on July 20 . -
education "
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Service A. J. Forvald of Wayne University
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of Cleveland to determine whether any their
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Dr. George Wright
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studies might be duplicating the
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research project would be` 20,000 per year for three
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