Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2002 - Hardcover

Institute Of Medicine; Board On Health Promotion And Disease Prevention; Committee To Review The Health Effects In Vietnam Veterans Of Exposure To Herbicides (Fourth Biennial Update)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0309086167 ISBN 13: 9780309086165

Publisher: National Academies Press, 2003

Synopsis

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.

Table of Contents

• Front Matter
• 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
• Appendix B: ICD-9 Codes for Health Outcomes of Interest
• Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographies
• Index

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

About this edition

• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0309086167
• ISBN 13: 9780309086165
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 638