AAAS

American Association for the Advancement of Science

AFHS

Air Force Health Study

AFIP

Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

AHH

aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ALA

δ-aminolevulinic acid

ALL

acute lymphocytic leukemia

ALS

Assembly of Life Sciences

ALT

alanine aminotransferase

AML

acute myeloid leukemia

AOS

Agent Orange Study

AOVI

Agent Orange Victims International

AOVS

Agent Orange Validation Study

AOWG

Agent Orange Working Group

AST

aspartate aminotransferase

BIRLS

Beneficiary Identification and Record Locator Subsystem (DVA)

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

°C

degree Celsius

CAS

Chemical Abstracts Service

CCR

Cancer Control Region

CDC

Centers for Disease Control (now Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

CER

Cancer Environment Registry (Sweden)

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CI

confidence interval

CLL

chronic lymphocytic leukemia

CLS

Commission on Life Sciences

cm

centimeter

CML

chronic myeloid leukemia

CNS

central nervous system

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

CP

chlorophenol

CSM

cerebrospinal malformation

CTL

cytotoxic T lymphocyte

2,3-D

2,3-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

2,4-D

2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid

DMSO

dimethyl sulfoxide

DMZ

Demilitarized Zone

DOD

Department of Defense

DRE

dioxin-responsive enhancer

DTH

delayed-type hypersensitivity

DVA

Department of Veterans Affairs (formerly the Veterans Administration)

EAS

Environmental Agents Service

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

ECOD

ethoxycoumarin O-deethylase

EEG

electroencephalography

EES

Environmental Epidemiology Service

EGF

epidermal growth factor

EHAC

Veterans' Advisory Committee on Environmental Hazards

EKG

electrocardiogram

EMG

electromyography

EOI

exposure opportunity index

EPA

Environmental Protection Agency

EROD

ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase

ESG

Joint Services Environmental Support Group

FEF

forced expiratory flow

FEV

forced expiratory volume

FT₄

free thyroxine

FVC

forced vital capacity

GAO

General Accounting Office

GBDS

General Birth Defects Study

GGT

gamma-glutamyltransferase

GI

gastrointestinal

HAC

Herbicide Assessment Commission

HAH

halogenated aromatic hydrocarbon

HCB

hexachlorobenzene

HD

Hodgkin's disease

HDL

high-density lipoprotein

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

H/OCDD

hexa- to octachlorodibenzodioxin

H.R.

House resolution

IARC

International Agency for Research on Cancer

ICD

International Classification of Diseases

Ig

immunoglobulin

IOM

Institute of Medicine

i.p.

intraperitoneal

IRS

Internal Revenue Service

IUGR

intrauterine growth retardation

JEM

job exposure matrix

kd

kilodalton (10³ daltons)

kg

kilogram (10³ grams)

km

kilometer (10³ meters)

LDL

low-density lipoprotein

m

meter

m²

square meter

m³

cubic meter

MACDP

Metropolitan Atlanta Congenital Defects Program

MACV

U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam

MCDF

6-methyl-1,3,8-trichlorodibenzofuran

MCPA

2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid

MCPP

2-(4-chloro-2-methylphenoxy)propanoic acid

MDL

multidistrict litigation

MEDLARS

Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System

MeSH

Medical Subject Headings (National Library of Medicine)

MFO

mixed-function oxidase

mg

milligram (10^-3 gram)

min

minute (time)

ml

milliliters

MM

multiple myeloma

MMPI

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory

mol

mole

MOR

mortality odds ratio

MPTP

1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine

MRI

Midwest Research Institute

MTD

maximum tolerated dose

MWD

military working dog

MWMS

men without known military service

µg

microgram (10^-6 gram)

µl

microliter (10^-6 liter)

µmol

micromole (10^-6 mole)

NAD

nicotinamide-adenine dinucleotide

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NaTCP

sodium trichlorophenol

NEPACCO

Northeast Pharmaceutical and Chemical Corporation

ng

nanogram (10^-9 gram)

NHL

non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

NIOSH

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health

NLM

National Library of Medicine

nM

nanomolar (10^-9 molar)

nmol

nanomole (10^-9 mole)

NRC

National Research Council

NSAID

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

NSVG

National Survey of the Vietnam Generation

NTP

National Toxicology Program

NVV

non-Vietnam veteran

OCDD

octachlorodibenzodioxin

OTA

Office of Technology Assessment

PBB

polybrominated biphenyl

PCB

polychlorinated biphenyl

PCDD

polychlorinated dibenzodioxin

PCT

porphyria cutanea tarda

PEPCK

phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase

pg

picogram (10^-12 gram)

PH

phenoxy acid herbicide

PMN

polymorphonuclear neutrophil

pmol

picomole (10^-12 mole)

PMR

proportionate mortality ratio

PNS

peripheral nervous system

ppb

parts per billion

ppm

parts per million

ppt

parts per trillion

pre-SEA

pre-Southeast Asia

PRR

prevalence risk ratio

PTD

preterm delivery

PTF

Patient Treatment File (Veterans Administration)

PTSD

posttraumatic stress disorder

RH

Ranch Hand

RR

relative risk

rt₃

reverse triiodothyronine

S.

Senate

SCL-90

Self-Report Symptom Inventory-Revised-90

SCS

Selected Cancers Study

SES

socioeconomic status

SIR

standardized incidence ratio

SLE

systemic lupus erythematosus

SMbR

standardized morbidity ratio

SMR

standardized mortality ratio

SRBC

sheep red blood cell

SRR

standardized rate ratio

SSA

Social Security Administration

STS

soft tissue sarcoma

2,4,5-T

2,3,4-trichlorophenoxyacetic acid

T₃

triiodothyronine

T₄

thyroxine

TBDD

2,3,7,8-tetrabromodibenzo-para-dioxin

TCDD

2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin

TCP

trichlorophenol

TGF-α

transforming growth factor-α

TMAO

trimethylarsine oxide

TNF

tumor necrosis factor

TSH

thyroid-stimulating hormone

TT₃

total triiodothyronine

TT₄

total thyroxine

UDPGT

uridine 5' -diphosphate glucuronosyltransferase

UROD

uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase

USAF

U.S. Air Force

USDA

U.S. Department of Agriculture

UTM

Universal Transverse Mercator

VA

Veterans Administration

VDL

very low-density lipoprotein

VES

Vietnam Experience Study

VV

Vietnam veterans

VVAOHS

Vietnam Veteran Agent Orange Health Study

WAIS

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale