| ID (ISN) del documento | 58140 |
| Número CIS |
92-918 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0098-7484 - Journal of the American Medical Association |
| Año |
1990 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Wolfe W.H., Michalek J.E., Miner J.C., Rahe A., Silva J., Thomas W.F., Grubbs W.D., Lustik M.B., Karrison T.G., Roegner R.H., Williams D.E. |
| Título |
Health status of Air Force veterans occupationally exposed to herbicides in Vietnam. I - Physical health; II - Mortality |
| Información bibliográfica |
10 Oct. 1990, Vol.264, No.14, p.1824-1836. Illus. 50 ref. |
| Resumen |
In a 20-year comprehensive study, the health and noncombat mortality of US Air Force veterans responsible for aerial spraying of herbicides in Viet Nam were compared with those of a group of non-exposed veterans. At the second follow-up examination in 1987, both groups were similar in reported health problems, diagnosed skin conditions, and hepatic, cardiovascular and immune profiles, but exposed subjects had experienced significantly more basal cell carcinomas than comparison subjects. The mortality study showed no significant group differences regarding accidental death, malignant neoplasm, and circulatory deaths and no evidence of increased mortality among the exposed group. |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
herbicidas; riesgos para la salud; tetraclorodibenzodioxina; Estados Unidos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
mortalidad; efectos cancerígenos; encuesta epidemiológica |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| País / Estado o Provincia | Estados Unidos |
| Tema(s) |
Sustancias tóxicas y peligrosas
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Riesgos químicos
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Heterocyclic compounds
Agricultural chemicals
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