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Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite Paperback - 1993
by Institute of Medicine; Committee on the Survey of the Health Ef; David P. Rall (Editor)
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- Title Veterans at Risk: The Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite
- Author Institute of Medicine; Committee on the Survey of the Health Ef; David P. Rall (Editor)
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Pre-publication
- Pages 448
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher National Academies Press, Washington, DC
- Date 1993
- ISBN 9780309048323 / 030904832X
- Weight 1.6 lbs (0.73 kg)
- Dimensions 9 x 6 x 1.06 in (22.86 x 15.24 x 2.69 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mustard gas - Toxicology, Lewisite (Poison gas) - Toxicology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92040735
- Dewey Decimal Code 615.91
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Paperback / softback. New. Recently, World War II veterans have come forward to claim compensation for health effects they say were caused by their participation in chemical warfare experiments. In response, the Veterans Administration asked the Institute of Medicine to study the issue. Based on a literature review and personal testimony from more than 250 affected veterans, this new volume discusses in detail the development and chemistry of mustard agents and Lewisite followed by interesting and informative discussions about these substances and their possible connection to a range of health problems, from cancer to reproductive disorders. The volume also offers an often chilling historical examination of the use of volunteers in chemical warfare experiments by the U.S. military--what the then-young soldiers were told prior to the experiments, how they were "encouraged" to remain in the program, and how they were treated afterward. This comprehensive and controversial book will be…
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Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 1993. Pre-publication version? Warfare GasesChemical Agent;. Trade paperback. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Institute of Medicine press release laid in. Publication date of January 6, 1993 printed on cover. Cover has some wear and soiling.. xvii, 427 p. Illustrations (Boxes, Figures, and Tables0. Bibliography. Index. This report was sponsored by the Committee to Survey the Health Effects of Mustard Gas and Lewisite, Division of Health Promotion and Disease PRevention, Institute of Medicine. Recently, World War II veterans have come forward to claim compensation for health effects they say were caused by their participation in chemical warfare experiments. In response, the Veterans Administration asked the Institute of Medicine to study the issue. Based on a literature review and personal testimony from more than 250 affected veterans, this new volume discusses in detail the development and chemistry of mustard agents and Lewisite followed by interesting and…
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