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| Executive Summary | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Charge to the Committee | |
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| Conclusions of Previous Veterans and Agent Orange Reports | |
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| Organization of this Report | |
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| References | |
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| Evaluating the Evidence | |
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| Choice of Health Outcomes | |
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| Identification of Relevant Literature | |
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| Committee's Approach | |
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| Evaluation of the Evidence | |
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| References | |
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| Toxicology | |
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| Highlights of Previous Reports | |
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| Toxicity Profile Update of 2,4-D | |
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| Toxicity Profile Update of 2,4,5-T | |
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| Toxicity Profile Update of Cacodylic Acid | |
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| Toxicity Profile Update of Picloram | |
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| Toxicity Profile Update of TCDD | |
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| Summary of Toxicity Profiles | |
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| Relevance to Human Health | |
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| References | |
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| Epidemiology | |
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| Occupational Studies | |
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| Environmental Studies | |
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| Vietnam-Veteran Studies | |
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| References | |
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| Exposure Assessment | |
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| Exposure Assessment for Epidemiology | |
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| Occupational Exposure to Herbicides and TCDD | |
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| Environmental Exposure to Herbicides and TCDD | |
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| Military Use of Herbicides in Vietnam | |
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| Exposure Assessment in Studies of Vietnam Veterans | |
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| References | |
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| Cancer | |
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| Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers | |
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| Hepatobiliary Cancers | |
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| Oral, Nasal, and Pharyngeal Cancer | |
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| Laryngeal Cancer | |
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| Lung Cancer | |
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| Bone and Joint Cancer | |
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| Soft-Tissue Sarcomas | |
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| Skin Cancer-Melanoma | |
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| Skin Cancer-Basal-Cell and Squamous-Cell (Non-melanoma) | |
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| Breast Cancer | |
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| Cancers of the Female Reproductive System | |
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| Prostate Cancer | |
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| Testicular Cancer | |
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| Urinary Bladder Cancer | |
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| Renal Cancer | |
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| Brain Tumors | |
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| Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma | |
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| Hodgkin's Disease | |
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| Multiple Myeloma | |
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| Leukemia | |
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| Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Reproductive and Developmental Effects | |
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| Birth Defects | |
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| Fertility | |
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| Spontaneous Abortion | |
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| Stillbirth, Neonatal Death, and Infant Death | |
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| Birthweight and Preterm Delivery | |
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| Childhood Cancer | |
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| Sex Ratio | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Neurologic Disorders | |
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| Neurobehavioral Disorders (Cognitive or Neuropsychiatric) | |
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| Movement Disorders | |
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| Peripheral Neuropathy | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Other Health Effects | |
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| Chloracne | |
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| Porphyria Cutanea Tarda | |
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| Respiratory Disorders | |
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| Immune System Disorders | |
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| Diabetes | |
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| Lipid and Lipoprotein Disorders | |
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| Gastrointestinal and Digestive Disease, Including Liver Toxicity | |
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| Circulatory Disorders | |
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| AL Amyloidosis | |
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| Endometriosis | |
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| Thyroid Homeostasis | |
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| Summary | |
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| References | |
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| Research Recommendations | |
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| Vietnam Veteram Studies | |
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| Studies of Vietnamese | |
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| Other Research | |
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| References | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Epidemiologic Tables for Chapter 4 | |
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| Agendas of Public Meetings | |
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| International Classification of Diseases (ICD-9) Codes for Cancers of Interest | |
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| Committee and Staff Biographies | |
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| Index | |