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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Matter; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 The Air Force Health Study; 3 Management of the AFHS Assets Research Program; 4 Continued Management and Use of the AFHS Assets; 5 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations; Appendix A: Committee Member Biographies; Appendix B: Excerpts of Public Laws Regarding the National Academy of Sciences and the Air Force Health Study; Appendix C: Abstracts of Approved Proposals…”

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