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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam
Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1997
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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competencies and with regard for appropriate balance.
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Support for this study was provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (Contract No. V101(93)P-1331). The views, opinions, and/or findings contained in this report are those of the Committee on the Assessment of Wartime Exposure to Herbicides in Vietnam and should not be construed as an official Department of Veterans Affairs position, policy, or decision unless so designated by other documentation.
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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
COMMITTEE ON THE ASSESSMENT OF WARTIME EXPOSURE TO HERBICIDES IN VIETNAM
DAVID G. HOEL* (Chair), Professor and Chairman,
Department of Biometry and Epidemiology, and
Associate Director for Epidemiology,
Medical University of South Carolina
S. KATHARINE HAMMOND, Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences and Director,
Industrial Hygiene Program, School of Public Health, University of California at Berkeley
LOREN D. KOLLER, Professor,
College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University
DANA P. LOOMIS, Associate Professor,
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
STEPHEN M. RAPPAPORT, Professor of Occupational Health,
Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
THOMAS J. SMITH, Professor of Industrial Hygiene and Director,
Industrial Hygiene Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
DAVID J. TOLLERUD, Professor,
Public Health and Medicine, and
Chair,
Center for Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
LAUREN ZEISE, Chief,
Reproductive and Cancer Hazard Assessment Section, Office of Environmental Health and Hazard Assessment, California Environmental Protection Agency, Berkeley
Staff
DAVID A. BUTLER, Study Director
SANJAY S. BALIGA, Research Associate (as of November 1996)
DEBORAH KATZ, Research Associate (through August 1996)
JAMES A. BOWERS, Project Assistant (as of November 1996)
AMY NOEL O'HARA, Project Assistant (through August 1996)
DONNA D. THOMPSON, Division Assistant
SHARON L. GALLOWAY, Financial Associate
KATHLEEN R. STRATTON, Director,
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (as of January 1997)
MICHAEL STOTO, Director,
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (through December 1996)
*
Member, Institute of Medicine.
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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
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Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam: Scientific Considerations Regarding a Request for Proposals for Research
Contents
INTRODUCTION
1
BACKGROUND
2
RFP STATEMENT OF WORK
3
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
3
BACKGROUND ON METHODS
5
Epidemiologic Study Designs
5
Past Exposure Assessment
6
AVAILABLE DATA
7
POTENTIAL APPROACHES
7
VALIDATION OF EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT APPROACHES
8
EVALUATION CRITERIA
8
Context
9
Technical Merit
9
Feasibility and Validation
10
Personnel and Experience
10
Cost and Timeline
10
RESEARCH PRODUCTS
10
REFERENCES
11
APPENDIX
The Assessment of Exposure to Herbicides Among Vietnam Veterans: A Review and Recommendations for Future Studies
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