LEADER 04166nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910817017003321 005 20240416233646.0 010 $a1-280-19164-3 010 $a9786610191642 010 $a0-309-59025-6 010 $a0-585-15414-7 035 $a(CKB)110986584751998 035 $a(OCoLC)43477238 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10055366 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000120101 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11129670 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000120101 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10080085 035 $a(PQKB)11368496 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3376286 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3376286 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10055366 035 $a(OCoLC)923262603 035 $a(EXLCZ)99110986584751998 100 $a19970711d1997 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aCharacterizing exposure of veterans to agent orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam $escientific considerations regarding a request for proposals for research /$fCommittee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academy Press$d1997 215 $a1 online resource (62 p.) 225 1 $aThe compass series 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-309-05731-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCharacterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam -- Copyright -- Contents -- Charaterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Veitnam: Scientific Considerations? -- INTRODUCTION -- BACKGROUND -- RFP STATEMENT OF WORK -- SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION -- BACKGROUND ON METHODS -- Epidemiologic Study Designs -- Past Exposure Assessment -- AVAILABLE DATA -- POTENTIAL APPROACHES -- VALIDATION OF EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT APPROACHES -- EVALUATION CRITERIA -- Context (10%) -- Technical Merit (35%) -- Feasibility and Validation (25%) -- Personnel and Experience (20%) -- Cost and Timeline (10%) -- RESEARCH PRODUCTS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX The Assessment of Exposure to Herbicides Among Vietnam Veterans: A Review and Recommendations for Future Studies -- ABSTRACT -- INTRODUCTION -- HERBICIDE USE IN VIETNAM -- The Military Experience in Vietnam -- Military Use of Herbicides in Vietnam -- Operation Ranch Hand -- Non-Ranch Hand Spraying of Herbicides -- Geographical Distribution of Herbicide Sprays -- EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT IN STUDIES OF VIETNAM VETERANS -- Self-Reports -- Records-Based Measures -- Vietnam Service -- Branch of Service -- Combat Experience -- Military Occupation -- NEW APPROACHES TO EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT FROM OCCUPATIONAL EPIDEMIOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE -- RECONSTRUCTING ESTIMATED EXPOSURE FROM TROOP LOCATION AND HERBICIDESPRAY DATA -- Records-Based Measures -- The CDC Exposure Opportunity Index -- The CDC Agent Orange Study -- The Stellmans' Study -- Ranch Hand Exposure Index -- Biomarkers of Exposure in Vietnam -- Biomarkers for TCDD -- Other Dioxin Congeners -- Chloracne as a Biomarker -- CDC Agent Orange Validation Study -- CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Development of the Exposure Reconstruction Model -- Evaluation of the Exposure Reconstruction Model -- REFERENCES. 410 0$aCompass series (Washington, D.C.) 606 $aAgent Orange$xHealth aspects 606 $aAgent Orange$xToxicology 606 $aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xVeterans$xHealth risk assessment$zUnited States 615 0$aAgent Orange$xHealth aspects. 615 0$aAgent Orange$xToxicology. 615 0$aVietnam War, 1961-1975$xVeterans$xHealth risk assessment 676 $a363.17/9 712 02$aInstitute of Medicine (U.S.).$bCommittee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817017003321 996 $aCharacterizing exposure of veterans to agent orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam$93978031 997 $aUNINA