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used extensively during the U.S.-Vietnam war in the 1960-70s. Using a nationally representative health survey and an …This paper examines the long-term health impact of Agent Orange, a toxic military herbicide containing dioxin that was … Vietnamese civilians located in a commune one-standard-deviation more exposed to herbicide during the war were 19.75 percent more …
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This paper estimates the long-term health effects of Vietnam-Era military service using Australia's National … conscription lotteries for identification. Our primary contribution is the quality and breadth of our health outcomes. We use … significant detrimental effects on a number of morbidity measures. Hearing and mental health appear to be particularly affected. …
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used extensively during the U.S.-Vietnam war in the 1960-70s. Using a nationally representative health survey and an …This paper examines the long-term health impact of Agent Orange, a toxic military herbicide containing dioxin that was … Vietnamese civilians located in a commune one-standard-deviation more exposed to herbicide during the war were 19.75 percent more …
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This paper estimates the causal long-term consequences of an exposure to war in utero and during childhood on the risk … of obesity and the probability of having a chronic health condition in adulthood. Using the plausibly exogenous city … find an elevated incidence of chronic health conditions such as stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorder …
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The war in Iraq initiated in March 2003 triggered a wave of violence and turmoil in the country, exposing households to … the most affected. Using the different intensities of the conflict across areas and the age at exposure to the war among … cohorts, I analyze a possible causal effect of the war on nutritional outcomes of children. I use two empirical strategies …
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This paper estimates the causal long-term consequences of an exposure to war in utero and during childhood on the risk … of obesity and the probability of having a chronic health condition in adulthood. Using the plausibly exogenous city … find an elevated incidence of chronic health conditions such as stroke, hypertension, diabetes, and cardiovascular disorder …
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This paper estimates the long-term health effects of Vietnam-Era military service using Australia's National … conscription lotteries for identification. Our primary contribution is the quality and breadth of our health outcomes. We use … significant detrimental effects on a number of morbidity measures. Hearing and mental health appear to be particularly affected …
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