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Exposure assessment is the Achilles Heel of environmental epidemiology. Measurements are often extremely expensive, so one must be mindful of the objectives of the study in designing exposure surveys. One must ensure that the data are collected reliably and accurately, and appropriate field and laboratory protocols must be followed. In order to keep costs down, surveys can be used to develop prediction models (Ryan et al. 1988). |