Health status of Air Force veterans occupationally exposed to herbicides in Vietnam. I. Physical health
W. H. Wolfe, J. E. Michalek, J. C. Miner, A. Rahe, J. Silva, W. F. Thomas, W. D. Grubbs, M. B. Lustik, T. G. Karrison, R. H. Roegner and al. et
USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, Brooks Air Force Base, Tex. 78235-5301.
The Air Force Health Study is a 20-year comprehensive assessment of the
health of Air Force veterans of Operation Ranch Hand, the unit responsible
for aerial spraying of herbicides in Vietnam. The study compares the health
and noncombat mortality of Ranch Hand veterans with a comparison group of
Air Force veterans primarily involved with cargo missions in Southeast Asia
but who were not exposed to herbicides. This report summarizes the health
of these veterans as determined at the third in a series of physical
examinations. Nine hundred ninety-five Ranch Hands and 1299 comparison
subjects attended the second follow-up examination in 1987. The two groups
were similar in reported health problems, diagnosed skin conditions, and
hepatic, cardiovascular, and immune profiles. Ranch Hands have experienced
significantly more basal cell carcinomas than comparison subjects. The two
groups were not different with respect to melanoma and systemic cancer.
Covariation of Psychological Attributes and Incident Coronary Heart Disease in U.S. Air Force Veterans of the Vietnam War
Boyle et al.
Psychosom. Med. 2006;68:844-850.
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Insulin Sensitivity following Agent Orange Exposure in Vietnam Veterans with High Blood Levels of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-Dioxin
Kern et al.
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2004;89:4665-4672.
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Agent Orange and Cancer: An Overview for Clinicians
Frumkin
CA Cancer J Clin 2003;53:245-255.
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RE: "PREVALENCE AND INCIDENCE OF HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION IN THE US MILITARY: A SERO-EPIDEMIOLOGIC SURVEY OF 21,000 TROOPS"
Burnham
Am J Epidemiol 2002;155:778-779.
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Serum Dioxin, Insulin, Fasting Glucose, and Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin in Veterans of Operation Ranch Hand
Michalek et al.
J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 1999;84:1540-1543.
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NO EVIDENCE OF ADVERSE EFFECTS FROM HERBICIDES USED IN VIETNAM
JWatch General 1990;1990:6-6.
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