Veterans and Agent Orange : update 2006 / Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

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 (893 p.)

Edition:

6th biennial update.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that those forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of U.S. base camps and outlying fire-support bases. In response to concerns and continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, "Veterans and Agent Orange" provides a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam. The 2006 report is the seventh volume in this series of biennial updates. It will be of interest to policy makers and physicians in the federal government, veterans and their families, veterans' organizations, researchers, and health professionals.

Contents:

Front matter; Reviewers; Preface; Contents; Abbreviations and Acronyms; Summary; 1 Introduction; 2 Evaluating the Evidence; 3 Toxicology; 4 Epidemiologic Studies-New Citations for Update 2006 and Background on Repeatedly Studied Populations; 5 Exposure Assessment; 6 Cancer; 7 Reproductive and Developmental Effects; 8 Neurologic 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 (Sixth Biennial Update)

APPENDIX B Clarification of Cancer Groupings Used in Reporting Results, with Correspondence to NIOSH Cause-of-Death Codes and ICD Codes for CancersAPPENDIX C Epidemiologic Tables for Chapter 4; APPENDIX D Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Sixth Biennial Update) and Staff Biographies

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

9786611110215

9781281110213

1281110213

9780309107099

0309107091

OCLC:

290501858