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Chemical Spraying as Reported by Refugees from South Vietnam

Hilary A. Rose and Steven P. R. RoseAuthors Info & Affiliations
Science
25 Aug 1972
Vol 177, Issue 4050
pp. 710-712
DOI: 10.1126/science.177.4050.710
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Ninety-eight refugees who had been exposed to chemical sprays in South Vietnam were interviewed in Hanoi. Most reported effects on eyes and skin and gastrointestinal upsets. Ninety-two percent suffered fatigue, prolonged or indefinite in 17 percent of cases. Reports of abortions and monstrous births in sprayed humans and animals and of substantial numbers of deaths among fish, fowl, and pigs were also given.

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25 August 1972

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Hilary A. Rose
Department of Social Administration, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, England
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Steven P. R. Rose
Department of Biology, Open University, Walton, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, England
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Chemical Spraying as Reported by Refugees from South Vietnam.Science177,710-712(1972).DOI:10.1126/science.177.4050.710

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