@article{1448504,
      recid = {1448504},
      author = {Young, Alvin L.,},
      title = {Agent Orange : the failure of science, policy and common  sense /},
      pages = {1 online resource (310 pages)},
      abstract = {"This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its usage and  the policies that surround it. Agent Orange contains a  contaminant known as TCDD. It was the most widely used  defoliant from 1965 1970 and became one of three major  tactical herbicides used in Vietnam. More than 45 major  health studies were conducted with Vietnam veterans from  the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Korea  seeking a relationship between veterans health and TCDD.  Allegations of birth defects in the families of Vietnam  veterans and the Vietnamese represented a case study in  propaganda and deliberate misinformation by the government  of Vietnam. The Policies of the US Government implemented  by Congress and the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA)  identified 17 recognized associated presumptive diseases  that failed the tests of "cause and effect" and common  sense. This book tells the story of Agent Orange, its  usage, the health studies and those policies from a diverse  range of perspectives, delving into science, statistics,  history, policy and ethics. It is of interest to scholars  engaged in history, political and social philosophy and  ethics."--Provided by publisher.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1448504},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-08187-3},
}