Last off topic post, I promise.

That publication has credibility issues, as stated by NYAS itself.

We can continue this discussion off list.

As for the influence of  the Chernobyl consequences on PROBIT, it could
influence outcome if the mothers are in some way frightened into not
breastfeeding. There is no issue of babies being exposed to any radiation
via milk, because there are no radioisotopes to be incorporated (they have
long decayed). Therefore, I consider that the only effect the Chernobyl
accident could have on PROBIT is fear of breastfeeding.

Veronica


  1. Probit and Chernobyl
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> Date:    Thu, 18 Nov 2010 10:13:40 -0500
> From:    Jannette Festival <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Probit and Chernobyl
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> Hi Veronica,
> Thank you for your response. I received my numbers from a book newly
> released from the New York Academy of Sciences. The book"Chernobyl:
> Consequences of the Catastrophe for People and the Environment"(April 2010),
> was compiled by authors of the Center for Russian Environmental Policy in
> Moscow and the Institute of Radiation Safety in Minsk, Belarus. Apparently
> the authors examined more then 5000 published articles never before
> available in English. As stated in the article I read, their findings are in
> contrast to estimates by WHO and the IAEA. You can personally correspond
> with me on these facts. Any insight to how this disaster could influence
> test results in PROBIT?
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