Veterans at Risk the health effects of mustard gas and Lewisite /

Veterans at Risk [electronic resource] : the health effects of mustard gas and Lewisite / Constance M. Pechura and David P. Rall, editors.

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Corporate Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee to Survey the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite
Other Authors: Pechura, Constance M., Rall, David P.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
Subjects:
Mustard gas > Toxicology.
Lewisite (Poison gas) > Toxicology.
Gases, Asphyxiating and poisonous > Toxicology.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Methods of Literature Collection and Survey
  • 3. History and Analysis of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Research Programs in the United States
  • 4. Findings from the Public Hearing Process
  • 5. Chemistry of Sulfur Mustard and Lewisite
  • 6. Relationship of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Exposure to Carcinogenesis
  • 7. Nonmalignant Respiratory Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite
  • 8. Ocular Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite
  • 9. Dermatological Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite
  • 10. Other Physiological Effects of Mustard Agents and Lewisite
  • 11. Relationship of Mustard Agent and Lewisite Exposure to Psychological Dysfunction
  • 12. Summary of Findings and Recommendations
  • App. A: Scientific and Background Presentations Made to the Committee
  • App. B: Excerpt from The Residual Effects of Warfare Gases
  • App. C: Involvement of the National Academy of Sciences Complex in World War II Research Programs: A Summary
  • App. D: Excerpts from Chamber Tests with Human Subjects I, II, and IX. Naval Research Laboratory Reports Nos. P-2208 and P-2579.
  • App. E: Interim Report and Addendum: Feasibility of Developing a Cohort of Veterans Exposed to Mustard Gas During WWII Testing Programs
  • App. F: Summary of the Department of the Army Report: Use of Volunteers in Chemical Agent Research. Key Elements of the Nuremberg Code of 1947
  • App. G: Public Hearing Announcement. Veterans Who Appeared at the Public Hearing. Summary of Health Problems Reported by Veterans
  • App. H: Letter from Dr. Jay Katz to Dr. David P. Rall
  • App. I: Risk Assessment Considerations for Sulfur Mustard
  • App. J: Examination of the Effects of Certain Acute Environmental Exposures on Future Respiratory Health Consequences.

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