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A defoliant is a toxic chemical agent used to remove leaves. Defoliants are classified into 6 types (purple, pink, green, blue, white and orange). From 1962 to 1971, due to...
Kang GS, Hwang SM, Kim DM, Suh MK, Kim JH, Jang TJ
KMID: 2303589
Korean J Dermatol.
2011 Feb;49(2):191-194.
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare aggressive primary skin cancer which mostly occurs in the elderly on sun-exposed skin. It usually presents as a solitary dome-shaped red or purple nodule...
2,3,7,8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD), one of the components of Agent Orange, has been reported to be a deadly poison despite its presence at extremely small doses. TCDD is reported to cause various...
BACKGROUND: Self-inflicted dermatosis is a kind of self-inflicted skin disease. Most Vietnam veterans from Korea have visited the Veterans Hospitals for dermatological examination to determine the relationship between their skin...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to examine the levels of serum 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) and evaluate their association with age, body mass index, smoking, military record-based variables, and estimated...
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between Agent Orange exposure and self-reported diseases in Korean Vietnam veterans.
METHODS: A postal survey of 114 562 Vietnam veterans...