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Record Nr.

UNINA9910780280703321

Titolo

Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam [[electronic resource] ] : interim findings and recommendations / / Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam, Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-17968-6

9786610179688

0-309-52561-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (37 p.)

Disciplina

615.95137

Soggetti

Agent Orange - Health aspects

Agent Orange - Toxicology

Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - Health risk assessment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from home page (viewed on August 26, 2003).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter; Contents; Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam Interim Findings and Recommendations; INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND; FOUNDATION FOR FINDINGS; OBSERVATIONS REGARDING FUTURE RESEARCH; CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS; REFERENCES; Appendix A Power Calculations; Appendix B Public Meetings Held by the Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam; Appendix C Committee and Staff Biographies

Sommario/riassunto

Based on the findings of the 1997 report, provides information on the feasibility of an exposure reconstruction model for wartime herbicide exposures of US veterans of Vietnam. Recommendations are made for the Dept. of Veterans Affairs and other government agencies to facilitate additional epidemiologic studies of veterans. Links to the NAP home page and other related sites are provided.