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nowrap="true"><a id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_MoreInformation" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070223022844/http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=HPDP-H-04-09-A">More Information</a></td> <td width="100%"></td> <td class="small" nowrap="true">   <a href="/web/20070223022844/http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3793/4689.aspx?printfriendly=true" target="_blank"><img src="/web/20070223022844im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/icons/icon_print.gif" alt="Print" border="0"/></a>   <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070223022844/mailto:/?subject=Institute Of Medicine: Health Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Agent Orange)&body=I thought you might find this link of interest. %0D%0DHealth Effects in Vietnam Veterans of Exposure to Herbicides (Agent Orange) %0Dhttp://www.iom.edu/Default.aspx?id=4689 %0D%0DExcerpt from the page: %0D%22The committee will prepare an updated review and evaluation of the available scientific evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to dioxin or to the herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes. This review builds on the information developed by the IOM committees responsible for Veterans and Agent Orange (1994), Veterans and Agent Orange: Update 1996, ...%22 "><img src="/web/20070223022844im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/icons/icon_email.gif" alt="Email" border="0"/></a> </td> </tr> </table> <img src="/web/20070223022844im_/http://www.iom.edu/Layouts/iom_may_2005/Images/spacer.gif" width="1" height="15" border="0"/><br/> <span id="Body__ctl0__ctl0_loader__ctl0_Content1"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td> The committee will prepare an updated review and evaluation of the available scientific evidence regarding the statistical association between exposure to dioxin or to the herbicides used in Vietnam and various adverse health outcomes. <p>This review builds on the information developed by the IOM committees responsible for <a class="linkTextBlock" href="/web/20070223022844/http://www.iom.edu/?id=21156">Veterans and 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