Veterans and agent orange : update 2002 / Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides.

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 (637 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

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

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam, focusing on new scientific studies and literature.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Considerations in Evaluating the Evidence""; ""3 Toxicology""; ""4 Overview of Epidemiologic Studies""; ""5 Exposure Assessment""; ""6 Cancer""; ""7 Reproductive and Developmental Effects""; ""8 Neurobehavioral Disorders""; ""9 Other Health Effects""; ""10 Research Recommendations""; ""APPENDIX A Agendas of Public Meetings Held by the Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Fourth Biennial Update)""; ""APPENDIX B ICD-9 Codes for Health Outcomes of Interest""

""APPENDIX C Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Fourth Biennial Update)""""Index""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786610183043

9780309168564

0309168562

9781280183041

1280183047

9780309526517

0309526515

OCLC:

53973026