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Provides
most directly relevant results for
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policy
makers
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Assesses
effects of real mix of pollutants on
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human
populations
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Pollutants
tend to co-vary, making it hard to
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distinguish
effects
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Can
demonstrate associations between outcome
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and
exposure, but not cause and effect
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Must
control for confounding factors
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Exposure
assessment is “ecologic”
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