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Best.-Nr. 0656484543.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. 1334800200.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Best.-Nr. 0656469617.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Best.-Nr. ria9780309288866_inpHardback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; Reviews peer-reviewed scientific reports concerning associations between health outcomes and exposure to TCDD and other chemicals in the herbicides used in Vietnam that were published in October 2010 - September 2012 and integrates this hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. 91408Washington DC: National Academy Press 1994. Presumed First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Very good. xviii 2 812 pages. Maps. Illustrations. Tabular data. Appendixes. Glossary. Acronyms and Abbreviations. Index. No dust jacket present. Signed inscriptionassociation unclear that reads: "To Scholar Brendan Jermer Garwin with much affection and respect from granddad who served for years as an Air Force Force "Launch Hound" Committee and The Veterans Administration Committee to study the legacy of exposure to herbicides in Vietnam signature unreadable Sept. 30 1997". In response to decades of concern surrounding the possible long-term health consequences of exposures to herbicides and the contaminant dioxin Congress directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to request the National Academy of Sciences NAS to conduct a comprehensive review and evaluation of the available scientific and medical information regarding the health effects of exposure to Agent Orange and other herbicides used during the Vietnam conflict. This report from the Institute of Medicine IOM Committee to Review the Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides was submitted in compliance with P. L.102-4. This work reviews and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding the association between exposure to specific chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam and a range of health effects and provides the committee's assessment for the Department of Veterans Affairs to consider as it exercises its responsibilities to veterans. The report provides the committee's recommendations for areas in which future research is likely to be productive. Have U.S. military personnel experienced health problems from being exposed to Agent Orange its dioxin contaminants and other herbicides used in Vietnam This definitive volume summarizes the strength of the evidence associating exposure during Vietnam service with cancer and other health effects and presents conclusions from an expert panel. Veterans and Agent Orange provides a historical review of the issue examines studies of populations in addition to Vietnam veterans environmentally and occupationally exposed to herbicides and dioxin and discusses problems in study methodology. The core of the book presents: What is known about the toxicology of the herbicides used in greatest quantities in Vietnam; What is known about assessing exposure to herbicides and dioxin'; What can be determined from the wide range of epidemiological studies conducted by different authorities; What is known about the relationship between exposure to herbicides and dioxin and cancer reproductive effects neurobehavioral disorders and other health effects. The book describes research areas of continuing concern and offers recommendations for further research on the health effects of Agent Orange exposure among Vietnam veterans. This volume will be critically important to both policy makers and physicians in the federal government Vietnam veterans and their families veterans organizations researchers and health professionals. National Academy Press hardcover
1994Best.-Nr. __0309075297National Academies Press 1994. Paperback. New. revised ed. edition. 832 pages. 8.94x6.06x2.17 inches. National Academies Press paperback
1999Best.-Nr. 36499Washington DC: National Academy Press 1999. very good. 24 cm 611 tables references appendices index front board slightly soiled. National Academy Press unknown
1996Best.-Nr. 19394Washington DC: National Academy Press 1996. Second printing stated. Hardcover. Good. xvi 2 365 1 pages. This is an ex-library copy with the usual library markings. No dust jacket present. This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam focusing on new scientific studies and literature published since the release of Veterans and Agent Orange 1994. The update gives special attention to the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the development of birth defects and transient peripheral neuropathy as well as the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the subsequent development of prostate hepatobiliary nasopharyngeal and other cancers. The book also explores the relationship between the length of time since first exposure and the possible risk of cancer development. It reviews and summarizes the strength of scientific evidence concerning the association between herbicide use in Vietnam and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure. This book updates and evaluates the available scientific evidence regarding statistical associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides used in Vietnam focusing on new scientific studies and literature published since the release of Veterans and Agent Orange 1994. The update gives special attention to the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the development of birth defects and transient peripheral neuropathy as well as the relationship between exposure to herbicides and the subsequent development of prostate hepatobiliary nasopharyngeal and other cancers. The book also explores the relationship between the length of time since first exposure and the possible risk of cancer development. It reviews and summarizes the strength of scientific evidence concerning the association between herbicide use in Vietnam and each disease suspected to be associated with such exposure. The Table of Contents includes: Front Matter; 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 2 VETERANS AND AGENT ORANGE: THE INITIAL IOM REPORT; 3 TOXICOLOGY; 4 METHODOLOGIC CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING THE EVIDENCE; 5 EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; 6 EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; 7 CANCER; 8 LATENCY AND CANCER RISK; 9 REPRODUCTIVE EFFECTS; 10 NEUROBEHAVIORAL DISORDERS; 11 OTHER HEALTH EFFECTS; APPENDIX A INFORMATION GATHERING; APPENDIX B RISK OF DISEASE IN VIETNAM VETERANS; and APPENDIX C COMMITTEE AND STAFF BIOGRAPHIES. National Academy Press hardcover
1955Best.-Nr. 36775Washington DC: Veterans Administration 1955. good. Quarto approx. 200 illus. figures footnotes bibliography boards somewhat worn and soiled. 10 bulletins bound together. Bound documents such as this are increasingly scarce. Important look at the post-World War II and Korean War periods. Veterans Administration hardcover
2018Best.-Nr. 1-1718051549Independently published 2018. Paperback. New. 742 pages. 11.69x8.27x1.68 inches. Independently published paperback
2018Best.-Nr. 1-1717946259Independently published 2018. Paperback. New. 375 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.85 inches. Independently published paperback
2018Best.-Nr. 2-179293047XIndependently published 2018. Paperback. New. 117 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.27 inches. Independently published paperback
2018Best.-Nr. 2-1720127069Independently published 2018. Paperback. New. 367 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.83 inches. Independently published paperback
2010Best.-Nr. 1612011312012-01-01. Paperback. Good. Ships Out Tomorrow! paperback
2018Best.-Nr. 2-198326198XIndependently published 2018. Paperback. New. 250 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.57 inches. Independently published paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 248308Chicago: VVAW 1976. Newspaper. Four page brochure in tabloid newspaper format horizontal fold evenly toned. VVAW unknown books
1934Includes: Oh! Mr. Porter; 'E Dunno Where 'E Are; We Won't Go Home Till Morning; We've Been Touching 'Em Up a Bit!; For Me! For Me!; Paddle Your Own Canoe; Wink the Other Eye; Can't Stop!; Villikens and his Dinah; Our Hands have Met but not our Hearts; Sing us an Irish Song; I'm One of the Jays; What Will Your Answer Be?; They're After Me; Dear Old Pals; Tommy Make Room for Your Uncle. Somewhat above-average wear. A worthy working copy. Book
1979Best.-Nr. 62361Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1979. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. iii 147 p. 96th Contress 1st Session Senate Report No. 96-100. Calendar No. 102. U. S. Government Printing Office paperback
19984to., Second Impression, with numerous photographs throughout; black cloth, gilt back, a fine copy in price-clipped dustwrapper.
Best.-Nr. 237165San Francisco: VVAW 197-. Handbill. 8.5x11 inch handbill printed one side very good. Calls for a demonstration in San Francisco as part of a national campaign to draw attention to the effects of Agent Orange used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War. Pressure from VVAW and others led Congress to mandate a study of Agent Orange in 1979. VVAW unknown books
1978Best.-Nr. 237166San Francisco: VVAW 1978. 8.5x11 inch handbill with photoreproduced text one side very good. "They can take their sympathy their vets unemployment their stinking VA care their American Legion and VFW leaders who trumpet their "patriotic" messages and their next profit-making war and cram them! VVAW unknown books
1940Best.-Nr. 100665New York: Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade 1940. Book. Good. Original Wraps. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 30 p. Illus port ads. Faint spotting to covers. The ALB was common name for any American volunteer unit medical combat or transportation fighting against Franco during the Spanish Civil War. This periodical was later the main publication of their fraternity. Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Paperback
Best.-Nr. 8043Dessin original crayon et encre de chine de H .P GASSIER format 265x205mm signature.A signaler une petite décoloration en marge inférieure sans gravité
1945Best.-Nr. 9086Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1907. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1945. Hardcover. Book is clean and tight. Cream colored vinyl cover has some damage at top and bottom of spine. List of Potter County Texas military people from December 7 1941 with a timeline of the war. There is an alphabetical list of men with their ranks but not on which page they appear. With each picture there is list of where they served and awards they earned and when they died. ; Potter County Texas; 4to 11" - 13" tall . Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1907 hardcover
197722 pages. Features: How "The Godfather" transformed the careers of Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, James Caan, Rober De Niro, Robert Duvall and Talia Shire - article with photos; The Franzese Papers - What is the Mafia Really Like?; Loto Mania - What lies behind Canada's favourite obsession?; Nice colour-photo full-page ad for the all-new 1978 Ford Bronco; Christmas Vocation - Five department store Santas reveal what their job is like; The Legacy of War - Photos of Canadian Wounded War Veterans - with haunting brief write-ups - Leslie Miller, William Caswell, George Skilton, Jack Lyons, Neil Buchanan, William Dodd, Gertrude Beere, John Birse, George Burleigh, John Logan, Aubrey Winch; Michel Vaillancourt - one of Canada's few equestrians of international stature; and more. Moderate wear. Unmarked. A quality vintage copy. Magazine
