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Titolo: | Characterizing exposure of veterans to agent orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam : scientific considerations regarding a request for proposals for research / / Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine |
Pubblicazione: | Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1997 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (62 p.) |
Disciplina: | 363.17/9 |
Soggetto topico: | Agent Orange - Health aspects |
Agent Orange - Toxicology | |
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 - Veterans - Health risk assessment - United States | |
Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Nota di contenuto: | Characterizing 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. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Characterizing exposure of veterans to agent orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam |
ISBN: | 1-280-19164-3 |
9786610191642 | |
0-309-59025-6 | |
0-585-15414-7 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910817017003321 |
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