1 15 1 https://www.nal.usda.gov/exhibits/speccoll/files/original/1bdac9903088241f58735eea077fdfa9.pdf fd78e6b9c1761e3abc6221fe6b7dbadc PDF Text Text Item D Number °4974 Author Kan D N0t Scanned 9. Han K. Corporate Author Report/Article TitlO Health Status of Self-Selected Group of 86,000 Vietnam Veterans Journal/Book Title Year 1983 Month/Day Color Number of images D ° Descriptor! Notes Friday, February 22, 2002 Page 4974 of 5115 �Health Status of Self-Selected Group of 86,000 Vietnam Veterans Han K. Rang, Joshua Barwick, Yvonne Lee, Patricia Breslin, Barclay M. Shepard Agent Orange Projects Office, Veterans Administration Washington, D.C. 20420 Since 1978 the Veterans Administration has provided at VA hospitals a complete physical examination and a group of baseline laboratory tests to each Vietnam veteran who was concerned about the adverse health effects of Agent Orange. Agent Orange was the mixture of phenoxy herbicides most commonly applied in Vietnam by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam war. Self-reported health problems as well as veterans' recollections of exposure to Agent Orange were also recorded during the examination. Therefore, these data sets were limited by self-selection, subjective reporting of exposure to Agent Orange, and possible selective recall of symptoms and exposure. Notwithstanding the limitations we have analyzed 85,903 Agent Orange examinations that have been computerized as of May, 1983 because of the great concern placed upon the current health status of Vietnam veterans. Ihe distribution by branch of military service of veterans coming to VA hospitals for the examination closely paralleled the distribution of military personnel in Vietnam. A total of 23,030 veterans or 26.8% of all examinees had no symptoms. Among those veterans reporting symptoms 38.9% reported skin rash, 17.5% reported nervousness, 14.0% reported headache, 12.1% reported abdominal problems and 10.2% reported personality disorders. In 36,538 veterans, or 42.5% of all examinees the examining physician did not establish a diagnosis. Among the veterans diagnosed by physicians, skin disease was the most frequent (26.3%) followed by mental disorders (10.4%). A remarkably similar distribution of frequencies of symptoms and diagnoses was observed among each of the branches of military service. Distribution of malignant neoplasm cases in the Agent Orange Registry was similar to that of the reference population. The strengths and limitations of the data base, which is the largest of this kind, will be discussed as well as the implications of the registry analyses. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange Description An account of the resource <p style="margin-top: -1em; line-height: 1.2em;">The Alvin L. Young Collection on Agent Orange comprises 120 linear feet and spans the late 1800s to 2005; however, the bulk of the coverage is from the 1960s to the 1980s and there are many undated items. The collection was donated to Special Collections of the National Agricultural Library in 1985 by Dr. Alvin L. Young (1942- ). Dr. Young developed the collection as he conducted extensive research on the military defoliant Agent Orange. The collection is in good condition and includes letters, memoranda, books, reports, press releases, journal and newspaper clippings, field logs and notebooks, newsletters, maps, booklets and pamphlets, photographs, memorabilia, and audiotapes of an interview with Dr. Young.</p> <p>For more about this collection, <a href="/exhibits/speccoll/exhibits/show/alvin-l--young-collection-on-a">view the Agent Orange Exhibit.</a></p> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Box The box containing the original item. 167 Folder The folder containing the original item. 4974 Series The series number of the original item. Series VII Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Kang, Han K. Joshua Barwick Yvonne Lee Patricia Breslin Barclay M. Shepard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1983 Title A name given to the resource Health Status of Self-Selected Group of 86,000 Vietnam Veterans