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In Reply: We thank Drs McTigue and Kuller for pointing out some health effects and medical costs that are not measured by cause-specific mortality, the focus of our study.
Financial Disclosures: None reported.
Katherine M. Flegal, PhD
kmf2@cdc.gov National Center for Health Statistics Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Hyattsville, Maryland
Barry I. Graubard, PhD
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute Bethesda, Maryland
David F. Williamson, PhD
Rollins School of Public Health Emory University Atlanta, Georgia
Mitchell H. Gail, MD, PhD
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics National Cancer Institute
Letters Section Editor: Robert M. Golub, MD, Senior Editor.
JAMA. 2008;299(11):1261.
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