Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam : 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.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Agent Orange--Health aspects.

Agent Orange.

Agent Orange--Toxicology.

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

Vietnam War, 1961-1975.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (37 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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

Notes:

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

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610179688

9781280179686

1280179686

9780309525619

0309525616

OCLC:

52929115