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Reference
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Study Population
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Exposed Casesa
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Estimated Relative Risk (95% CI)a
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|
Bertazzi et al., 1989b
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Seveso residents—10-year follow-up
|
|
|
|
|
Zone B females
|
2
|
1.0 (0.3–4.2)
|
|
|
Zone R males
|
3
|
1.0 (0.3–3.4)
|
|
|
Zone R females
|
4
|
1.6 (0.5–4.7)
|
|
VIETNAM VETERANS
|
|
New Studies
|
|
Akhtar et al., 2004
|
White Air Force Vietnam veterans lymphopoetic leukemia
|
|
|
|
|
Ranch Hand—Incidence
|
10
|
0.85 (0.4–1.5)
|
|
|
Comparison—Incidence
|
9
|
0.55 (0.3–1.0)
|
|
Studies Reviewed in Update 2000
|
|
AFHS, 2000
|
Air Force Ranch Hand veterans
|
1
|
0.2 (0.0–2.6)
|
|
AIHW, 1999
|
Australian Vietnam veterans
|
62
|
48 expected (34–62)
|
|
CDVA, 1998a
|
Australian Vietnam veterans—male
|
137f
|
48 expected (34–62)
|
|
CDVA, 1998b
|
Australian Vietnam veterans—female
|
2f
|
0 expected (0–4)
|
|
Studies Reviewed in Update 1998
|
|
Crane et al., 1997a
|
Australian military Vietnam veterans
|
|
1.3 (0.5–3.5)
|
|
Watanabe and Kang, 1996
|
Marine Vietnam veterans
|
46
|
1.7 (1.2–2.2)
|
|
Studies Reviewed in Update 1996
|
|
Visintainer et al., 1995
|
Michigan Vietnam veterans
|
32
|
1.5 (1.0–2.1)
|
|
Studies Reviewed in VAO
|
|
Clapp et al., 1991
|
Massachusetts Vietnam veterans
|
|
1.2 (0.6–2.4)
|
|
Dalager et al., 1991
|
Vietnam veterans diagnosed with NHL
|
100
|
1.0 (0.7–1.8)
|
|
O’Brien et al., 1991
|
Army enlisted Vietnam veterans
|
7g
|
1.8 (*)
|
|
Thomas et al., 1991
|
Women Vietnam veterans
|
3
|
1.3 (0.3–1.8)
|
|
Watanabe et al., 1991
|
Army Vietnam veterans
|
|
|
|
|
Compared with Army non-Vietnam veterans
|
140
|
0.8 (*)
|
|
|
Compared with combined Army and Marine Vietnam- era veterans
|
140
|
0.9 (*)
|
|
|
Marine Vietnam veterans
|
|
|
|
|
Compared with Marine non-Vietnam veterans
|
42
|
1.8 (1.3–2.4)
|
|
|
Compared with combined Army and Marine Vietnam-era veterans
|
42
|
1.2 (*)
|
|
CDC, 1990
|
US men born 1921–1953
|
|
|
|
|
Vietnam veterans
|
99
|
1.5 (1.1–2.0)
|
|
|
Army Vietnam veterans
|
45
|
1.2 (0.8–1.8)
|
|
|
Marine Vietnam veterans
|
10
|
1.8 (0.8–4.3)
|
|
|
Air Force Vietnam veterans
|
12
|
1.0 (0.5–2.2)
|
|
|
Navy Vietnam veterans
|
32
|
1.9 (1.1–3.2)
|
|
|
Blue-water Navy Vietnam veterans
|
28
|
2.2 (1.2–3.9)
|