Veterans and Agent Orange - Herbicide/Dioxin Exposure and Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in the Children of Vietnam Veterans (Paperback, 3)

In 2001, in response to a request by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), the Institute of Medicine (IOM) called together a committee to conduct a review of the scientific evidence regarding the association between exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam and acute myelogenous leukemia in the offspring of Vietnam veterans. Based on the scientific evidence reviewed in this report, the committee finds there is inadequate or insufficient evidence to determine if an association exists between exposure to the herbicides used in Vietnam or their contaminants and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) in the children of Vietnam veterans. This is a change in classification from the recent Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 2000 report, which found limited/suggestive evidence for such an association. Table of Contents Front Matter EXECUTIVE SUMMARY INTRODUCTION SUMMARIES OF EPIDEMIOLOGIC EVIDENCE SYNTHESIS CONCLUSIONS References Appendix A Workshop on the Review of Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Third Biennial Update) Appendix B Committee and Staff Biographies

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Imprint:	National Academies Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2002
Authors:	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)
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 0mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	42
Edition:	3
ISBN-13:	978-0-309-08338-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Pharmacology > Medical toxicology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Environmental medicine > Occupational medicine
LSN:	0-309-08338-9
Barcode:	9780309083386

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