VA eases rules for vets to get treatment for Agent Orange; Three conditions added to disabilities list, but cost concerns someEd O'Keefe
Agent Orange noun /ˌeɪdʒənt ˈɒrɪndʒ/ /ˌeɪdʒənt ˈɔːrɪndʒ/ [uncountable] a poisonous chemical used by US soldiers during the Vietnam War to remove the leaves from forests so that they could see the enemy. It caused many Vietnamese ...
Numerous other drugs, such as the anticoagulant warfarin, are known to be teratogenic, and other agents are strongly suspected. Firm proof of a drug's teratogenicity in humans is not easy to obtain, however. Several drugs, such as Agent Orange and some of the social drugs (e.g.,lysergic ...
Vietnam vets battle on. (disabilities from Agent Orange)Fox, Jeffrey L
Voices from Vietnam: experiences of children and youth with disabilities, and their families, from an Agent Orange affected rural region. Disability & Society, 28, 955-69.Ngo, Anh D., Claire Brolan, Lisa Fitzgerald, Van Pham, and Ha Phan. "Voices from Vietnam: Experiences of children and...