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Mortality Patterns Of Army Chemical Corps Veterans Who Were Occupationally Exposed To Herbicides In Vietnam, Yasmin Cypel, Han Kang
Mortality Patterns Of Army Chemical Corps Veterans Who Were Occupationally Exposed To Herbicides In Vietnam, Yasmin Cypel, Han Kang
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PURPOSE: This research examined the risk of disease-related mortality of the Army Chemical Corps (ACC) veterans who handled/sprayed herbicides in Vietnam in comparison with their non-Vietnam veteran peers or U.S. men.
METHODS: Vital status was determined through December 31, 2005. All-cause mortality and cause-specific mortality were compared for individuals who served in Vietnam (n Z 2872) versus those who did not (n Z 2737). Similar analyses were completed on a subset of the original Vietnam cohort that consisted of individuals who either reported spraying herbicide (n Z 662) or not (n Z 811). The observed deaths for each …