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

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (37 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.95137
• Soggetto topico: Agent Orange - Health aspects; Agent Orange - Toxicology; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - Health risk assessment - United States
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Characterizing exposure of veterans to agent orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam
• ISBN: 1-280-17968-6; 9786610179688; 0-309-52561-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826238003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II