Mortality Patterns of Army Chemical Corps Veterans Who were Occupationally Exposed to Herbicides in Vietnam

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 339-346

  Cypel, Yasmin ^a   Kang, Han ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Army Chemical Corps; Herbicides; Mortality; Veterans; Vietnam War

Indexed keywords

HERBICIDE;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; VIET NAM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORTALITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM; VIETNAM CONFLICT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951264430     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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