251873 Dioxins and Human Health

Monday, October 31, 2011: 5:15 PM

Arnold Schecter, MD, MPH , University of Texas, School of Public Health at Dallas, Dallas, TX
     
Dioxins are now known to be associated with a number of adverse health effects in humans and other animals. These include cancer, endocrine disruption, central and peripheral nervous system alterations, immune system alterations, heart attacks, and skin diseases, among others.

Learning Areas:
Clinical medicine applied in public health

Learning Objectives:
List human health consequences of Agent Orange exposure. Discuss human health consequences of dioxin exposure.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been researching this area for several decades and continue to research dioxin and other POP contamination in Vietnam.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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