The legacy of agent orange: Empirical evidence from central Vietnam

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1061-1070

  Palmer, Michael G ^a  

^a Australia ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Agent orange; Compensation; Donor fund; Quang tri; Survey; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

2,4,5 TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID;

COMPENSATION SYSTEM; HERBICIDE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIOECONOMIC IMPACT;

COMPENSATION; CONTAMINATION; EMPIRICISM; GOVERNMENT; REVIEW; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIET NAM; WAR;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; QUANG TRI; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM; WORLD;

EID: 10044249692     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2004.04.037     Document Type: Article

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