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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817376303321

Autore

Solvents Committee on Gulf War and Health : Literature Review of Pesticides and

Titolo

Gulf War and Health, Volume 2 : Insecticides and Solvents

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

0-309-16841-4

1-280-18361-6

9786610183616

0-309-51157-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (616 p.)

Disciplina

956.7044/27

Soggetti

Electronic books. -- local

Persian Gulf syndrome -- United States

Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Health aspects -- United States

Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Veterans -- Diseases -- United States

Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East

History & Archaeology

Middle East

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

FRONT MATTER; CONTENTS; EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 IDENTIFYING AND EVALUATING THE LITERATURE; 3 INSECTICIDE TOXICOLOGY; 4 SOLVENT TOXICOLOGY; 5 CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO INSECTICIDES; 6 CANCER AND EXPOSURE TO SOLVENTS; 7 NEUROLOGIC EFFECTS; 8 REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS; 9 ADDITIONAL HEALTH EFFECTS; APPENDICES; A OVERVIEW OF ILLNESSES IN GULF WAR VETERANS; B CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS: GULF WAR AND HEALTH, VOLUME 1; C IDENTIFYING THE LITERATURE; D INSECTICIDES AND SOLVENTS SENT TO THE GULF WAR; E RELATIVE RISKS FOR LUNG CANCER; F NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION

G CONSENSUS CONCLUSIONS ARRANGED BY HEALTH OUTCOMEINDEX