The health concerns which one would want to address must be determined on the basis of expected exposures, specific toxicities of the agents involved and concerns or observations in the community.
In this case there are a multitude of possible relevant outcomes including:
Questionnaires or surveys should involve outcomes which can be verified from medical record review or laboratory confirmation.
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