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Overview"This is an examination of the state of the scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam. It is the fourth in a series of comprehensive reviews of epidemiologic and toxicologic studies of the agents used as defoliants during the Vietnam War. Over 40 health outcomes in veterans and their children are addressed. Among the report's conclusions is that there is sufficient evidence of a link between exposure and the development of soft-tissue sarcoma, non-Hodgkins's lymphona, Hodgkin's disease and chloracne in veterans. Additionally, it found that scientific studies offer ""limited or suggestive"" evidence of an association with other diseases in veterans - including Type 2 diabetes, respiratory cancers, prostate cancer, multiple myeloma and some forms of transient peripheral neuropathy - as well as the congenital birth defect spina bifida in veteran's children." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Institute of Medicine , Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention , Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Third Biennial Update) , National Academy of SciencesPublisher: National Academies Press Imprint: National Academies Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 1.157kg ISBN: 9780309075527ISBN 10: 0309075521 Pages: 622 Publication Date: 13 December 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock  The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of Contents1 Front Matter; 2 1 Executive Summary; 3 2 Veterans and Agent Orange: Previous IOM Reports; 4 3 Toxicology; 5 4 Methodological Considerations in Evaluating the Evidence; 6 5 Exposure Assessment; 7 6 Epidemiologic Studies; 8 7 Cancer; 9 8 Reproductive Effects; 10 9 Neurobehavioral Disorders; 11 10 Other Health Effects; 12 Appendix A: Summary of Workshop; 13 Appendix B: ICD-9 Codes for Cancer Outcomes; 14 Appendix C: Committee and Staff Biographies; 15 IndexReviewsAuthor InformationCommittee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Third Biennial Update), Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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