Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
interim findings and recommendations /
First Statement of Responsibility
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.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Washington, D.C. :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
National Academies Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2003.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
1 online resource (xi, 24 pages) :
Other Physical Details
illustrations
GENERAL NOTES
Text of Note
Title from home page (viewed Aug. 26, 2003).
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
FrontMatter; 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
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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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.
OTHER EDITION IN ANOTHER MEDIUM
Title
Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam.
International Standard Book Number
0309089433
PARALLEL TITLE PROPER
Parallel Title
Nat'l Academies Press, Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Agent Orange-- Health aspects.
Agent Orange-- Toxicology.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Veterans-- Health risk assessment-- United States.
Dioxins-- adverse effects.
Environmental Exposure.
Herbicides-- adverse effects.
Veterans.
Warfare.
Agent Orange-- Health aspects.
Agent Orange-- Toxicology.
MEDICAL-- Toxicology.
Veterans-- Health risk assessment.
GEOGRAPHICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
United States.
United States.
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(SUBJECT CATEGORY (Provisional
MED-- 096000
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
615
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9
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
RA1242
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T44
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
2003
K-145
Class number
WA
240
Book Number
C4695
2003
CORPORATE BODY NAME - ALTERNATIVE RESPONSIBILITY
Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam.