Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans and Agent Orange Exposure

by Board on the Health of Select Populations and Institute of Medicine

Over 3 million U.S. military personnel were sent to Southeast Asia to fight in the Vietnam War. Since the end of the Vietnam War, veterans have reported numerous health effects. Herbicides used in Vietnam, in particular Agent Orange have been associated with a variety of cancers and other long term health problems from Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes to heart disease. Prior to 1997 laws safeguarded all service men and women deployed to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309162475
• ISBN13: 9780309162470
• Release Date: July 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 158 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"