Research Catalog

Title

Disposition of the Air Force Health Study / Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Author

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study.

Publication

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, [2006], ©2006.

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Details

Description

x, 264 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Subject

• Air Force Health Study (U.S.)
• Vietnam War, 1961-1975 > Research > United States
• Agent Orange > Research > United States
• Veterans > Research > United States
• Operation Ranch Hand, 1962-1971
• Databases, Factual
• Defoliants, Chemical > adverse effects
• Epidemiologic Studies
• Information Management
• Research > organization & administration
• Veterans
• Vietnam Conflict
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references.

Contents

1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 3. The Air Force Health Study database -- 4. The Air Force Health Study specimens repository -- 5. Value of the AFHS research assets -- 6. Options and recommendations for further study of the AFHS data assets -- App. A. Agendas of public meetings held by the Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study -- App. B. Air Force Health Study data -- App. C. Epidemiological studies of Vietnam veterans health -- App. D. Calculation of expected number of deaths in the US Air Force Ranch Hand Morbidity Study cohort over the next 10 years -- App. E. Comparison of data sharing programs that use data enclaves -- App. F. Committee on the Disposition of the Air Force Health Study.

ISBN

• 0309100992 (bk.)
• 0309656850 (PDF)

LCCN

2006923463

OCLC

• ocm68044320
• SCSB-5248321

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries