By 2010, the U.N. had escalated its accusations to the level of suspected war crimes, and Than Shwe told visitors that he had what the U.S. Embassy, in a cable released by WikiLeaks, called a "strong desire not to appear before an international tribunal".
This factor, coupled with the paucity of data in terms of both population exposure and the level of suspected water-related cases of methemoglobinemia, suggests that attempts to estimate a global burden of disease are currently inappropriate.
In the intervention group, following initial epidurography, a 0.9-mm guidewire was inserted through the needle (occasionally facilitated by a small incision with a #11 straight blade), which was advanced under fluoroscopic guidance to the level of suspected pathology.
Researchers measured the levels of suspect chemicals called phthalates in the urine of pregnant women.
Priority was given to datasets with high temporal resolution that measured levels of suspect chemicals directly in bodily fluids or tissue (blood, urine, breastmilk and adipose tissue) of American women or young children.
They also were concerned because the fire spread to a small portion of a mammoth pile of auto shredder residue that is laced with toxic levels of the suspected carcinogen polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs.
Longitudinal patterns of mortality rates were compared for lambs within different levels of variables suspected to be associated with perinatal loss.
Drawing on these experiences, an international body could review cases of suspected high-level corruption.
