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1013122
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b767492
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Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam : : interim findings and recommendations /\ 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.
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| Publication Statement
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Washington, D.C. :: National Academies Press,, 2003.
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1 online resource (xi, 24 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0309089433
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: 0309517117
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: 0309525616
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: 9780309089432
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: 9780309517119
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: 9780309525619
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0309090091
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9780309090094
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| Notes
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Title from home page (viewed Aug. 26, 2003).
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references.
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| Contents
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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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| 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.
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Agent Orange-- Health aspects.
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Agent Orange-- Toxicology.
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Vietnam War, 1961-1975-- Veterans-- Health risk assessment-- United States.
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Agent Orange-- Health aspects.
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Agent Orange-- Toxicology.
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MEDICAL-- Toxicology.
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Veterans-- Health risk assessment.
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Dioxins-- adverse effects.
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Environmental Exposure.
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Herbicides-- adverse effects.
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Veterans.
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Warfare.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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615.9
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| LC Classification
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RA1242.T44
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| NLM classification
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2003 K-145
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WA 240C4695 2003
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| Added Entry
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Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam.
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| Parallel Title
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Nat'l Academies Press, Characterizing exposure of veterans to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam
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