Assessing exposure to allied ground troops in the Vietnam War: A quantitative evaluation of the Stellman Exposure Opportunity Index model

Chemosphere

Volumn 75, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1512-1518

  Ginevan, Michael E ^a   Watkins, Deborah K ^a   Ross, John H ^b   O'Boyle, Randy A ^c  

^a ME Ginevan and Associates   (United States)

^b Infoscientificcom Inc   (United States)

^c EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Agent Orange; Dioxin; Proximity models; Vietnam veterans

Indexed keywords

WEED CONTROL;

DIOXIN; EPIDEMIOLOGIC-STUDY; EXPOSURE MODELING; EXTENSIVE TESTING; HERBICIDE APPLICATION; LOCATION POINTS; QUANTITATIVE EVALUATION; VIET NAM;

HERBICIDES;

HERBICIDE;

DIOXIN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HERBICIDE; MODEL TEST; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; SCORING SYSTEM; VIET NAM;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 67349200341     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.02.014     Document Type: Article

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