Skip to main content

Characterizing Exposure of Veterans to Agent Orange and Other Herbicides Used in Vietnam Final Report (2003) / Chapter Skim
Currently Skimming:


Pages 13-13

The Chapter Skim interface presents what we've algorithmically identified as the most significant single chunk of text within every page in the chapter.
Select key terms on the right to highlight them within pages of the chapter.


From page 13...
... One aim of Project 1 was to carry out a sensitivity analysis of the data in MUD-V to determine the extent to which it could satisfactorily produce a rank-ordered exposure rating for the military units. On the basis of their previous experiences, the Columbia University researchers concluded that many so-called gaps or inconsistencies in the secondary data sources were minor and would not seriously affect the accuracy of epidemiologic studies.
Read the entire page →

Key Terms

  • military units
  • university researchers
  • joint services
  • military unit
  • epidemiologic studies

  • original data
  • researchers concluded
  • particular period
  • satisfactorily produce
  • environmental services

  • average battalion
  • imputing reasonable
  • researchers returned
  • sensitivity analysis
  • information remained

  • unit records
  • exposure score
  • secondary data
  • evaluate gaps
  • developed methods

  • battalion locations
  • original research
  • computed exposure
  • services environmental
  • researchers undertook

  • previous experiences
  • epidemiologic purposes


    • This material may be derived from roughly machine-read images, and so is provided only to facilitate research.
    More information on Chapter Skim is available.