| Document ID (ISN) | 76625 |
| CIS number |
01-798 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Kang H.K., Mahan C.M., Lee K.Y., Magee C.A., Mather S.H., Matanoski G. |
| Title |
Pregnancy outcomes among U.S. women Vietnam veterans |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2000, Vol.38, No.4, p.447-454. 32 ref. |
| Abstract |
Since the Vietnam War, there has been persistent concern that women who served in the U.S. military in Vietnam may have experienced adverse pregnancy outcomes. Self-reported pregnancy outcomes for 4,140 women Vietnam veterans were compared with those of 4,140 contemporary women veterans who were not deployed to Vietnam. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using logistic regression adjusting for age at conception, race, education, whether engaged in nursing or in combat, smoking, drinking and other exposures during pregnancy. There was no statistically significant association between military service in Vietnam and pregnancies resulting in miscarriage or stillbirth, low birth weight, pre-term delivery or infant death. However, the risk of having children with moderate-to-severe birth defects was significantly elevated among Vietnam veterans (adjusted OR = 1.46). |
| Descriptors (primary) |
Viet Nam; defence services; women; complications of pregnancy |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
embryotoxic effects; USA; case-control study; questionnaire survey; abortion |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Other industries and occupations
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Industries and occupations
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the reproductive system
Fire fighting, police, prisons and the armed forces
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