Veterans and Agent Orange : update 2010 / Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.
"Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to request the Institute of Medicine to perform a comprehensive evaluatio...
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| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C. :
National Academies Press,
[2012], ©2012.
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| Physical Description: | xxx, 806 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Also issued online. |
| Format: | Book |
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"Because of continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Congress passed the Agent Orange Act of 1991. The legislation directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA) to request the Institute of Medicine to perform a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam to be followed by biennial updates. The 2010 update recommends further research of links between Vietnam service and specific health outcomes, most importantly COPD, tonsil cancer, melanoma, brain cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and paternally transmitted effects to offspring."--Publisher's description. |
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| Note: | "Eighth biennial update." |
| Call Number: | RA1270.T44 I578 2012 |
| Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9780309214476 0309214475 |
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Also issued online. |