03079nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10520716 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 101020s2009 dcu sb 000 0 eng d 2010283441 0309138841 9780309138840 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)433655393 a-vt--- n-us--- RA1242.T44 I57 2009eb Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Veterans and Agent Orange [electronic resource] : update 2008 / Institute of Medicine of the National Academies. Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2009. xxiii, 682 p. "Seventh biennial update." "Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice." Includes bibliographical references. Introduction -- Evaluating the evidence -- Exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam -- Information related to biologic plausibility -- Epidemiologic studies--new citations and background on repeatedly studied populations -- Cancer -- Reproductive effects and impacts on future generations -- Neurologic disorders -- Other health effects -- Conclusions and recommendations. "From 1962 to 1971, the U.S. military sprayed herbicides over Vietnam to strip the thick jungle canopy that could conceal opposition forces, to destroy crops that those forces might depend on, and to clear tall grasses and bushes from the perimeters of U.S. base camps and outlying fire-support bases. In response to concerns and continuing uncertainty about the long-term health effects of the sprayed herbicides on Vietnam veterans, Veterans and Agent Orange provides a comprehensive evaluation of scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used in Vietnam. The 2008 report is the eighth volume in this series of biennial updates. It will be of interest to policy makers and physicians in the federal government, veterans and their families, veterans' organizations, researchers, and health professionals."--Publisher's description. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2012. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Agent Orange Health aspects. Agent Orange Toxicology. Vietnam War, 1961-1975 Veterans Health risk assessment United States. Electronic books. local Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides. Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10520716 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 237826 237826