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Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam (1994)
Institute of Medicine (IOM)

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Veterans and Agent Orange: Health Effects of Herbicides Used in Vietnam

Reference

Study Design

Description

Study Group (N)

Comparison Group (N)a

Dept. of Veterans Affairs

Burt et al., 1987; Breslin et al., 1988

Cohort

Mortality experience (1965-1982) of Army and Marine Corps Vietnam veterans, compared to Vietnam era veterans who did not serve in Southeast Asia standardized by age and race; nested case-control study of NHL

24,235

26,685

Bullman et al., 1990

Cohort

Mortality experience of Army I Corps Vietnam veterans compared to Army Vietnam era veterans

6,668

27,917

Watanabe et al., 1991

Cohort

Mortality experience (1965-1984) of Army and Marine Corps Vietnam veterans compared to: (1) branch-specific (Army and Marine) Vietnam-era veterans; (2) all Vietnam-era veterans combined; (3) the U.S. male population

24,145 Army;

5,501 Marines

(1) 27,145 Army;

4,505 Marines;

(2) 32,422 Combined Vietnam era;

(3) U.S. male population

Thomas and Kang, 1990

Cohort

Morbidity and mortality experience (1968-1987) of Army Chemical Corps Vietnam veterans compared to U.S. men

894

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