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Evaluation of 266 health-related end points, including assessments of 10 clinical areas: general health, neoplasia, neurological, psychological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematologic, endocrine, immunologic, and pulmonary
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1,299
Longnecker and Michalek, 2000
Cohort
Based on physical examination and medical record review through 1992, analyzed association between serum dioxin levels and diabetes mellitus among the comparison group (no Ranch Hands)
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1,281
1,197
Ketchum et al., 1999
Cohort
Based on physical examination and medical record review through 1992, analyzed association between serum dioxin levels and cancer, skin cancer, and other than skin cancer
1,109
980
922
980
1,493
1,275
1,202
1,275
Michalek et al., 1999a
Cohort
To further elucidate the relationship between dioxin and diabetes mellitus, this analysis studies the effect of dioxin body burden on the relationship between sex hormone-binding globulin and insulin and fasting glucose
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871
1,281
1,121
Michalek et al., 1999b
Cohort
Based on physical examinations in 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1992, examination of immunologic response and exposure to dioxin among Ranch Hand and comparison cohorts
