Tabla de Contenidos: “…Veterans at Risk -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- BACKGROUND -- GENERAL CONCLUSIONS -- SPECIFIC FINDINGS -- RECOMMENDATIONS -- 1 Introduction -- REFERENCES -- 2 Methods of Literature Collection and Survey -- ONLINE DATABASES -- OTHER SOURCES -- SUPPLEMENTAL WORLD WAR II MILITARY REPORTS -- LITERATURE TRANSLATION, DISSEMINATION, AND ANALYSIS -- REFERENCES -- 3 History and Analysis of Mustard Agentand Lewisite Research Programsin the United States -- INTRODUCTION -- Sulfur Mustard -- Lewisite -- RESEARCH PROGRAMS OF WORLD WAR I AND THE POSTWAR PERIOD -- TESTING PROGRAMS AND CHEMICAL WARFARE PRODUCTION IN WORLD WAR II -- Patch or Drop Tests -- Chamber Tests -- Field Tests -- Gas Production, Gas Handling, and Chemical Warfare Production -- The Bari Harbor Disaster -- Medical Applications of Chemical Warfare Research -- RESEARCH, USE, AND DISPOSAL OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS AFTER WORLD WAR II -- Postwar Research Programs -- Continuing Use of Sulfur Mustard and Other Chemical Weapons in International Conflicts -- U.S. …”

“…Between 1957 and 1987, the ground water at Camp Lejeune was inadvertently contaminated with chemicals, primarily industrial solvents that are now known to cause cancer and other health problems. In 1980, drinking water contaminants, primarily trichloroethylene (TCE) and perchloroethylene (PCE), as well as other solvents, were first detected at Camp Lejeune in treated drinking water. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Front Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- About the Authors -- Preface -- Organization and New Content -- Featured Figures -- Acknowledgments -- Brief Contents -- Detailed Contents -- Introduction: Evolution and the Foundations of Biology -- Overview Inquiring About Life -- Concept 1.1 The study of life reveals unifying themes -- Theme: New Properties Emerge at Successive Levels of Biological Organization -- Theme: Life's Processes Involve the Expression and Transmission of Genetic Information -- Theme: Life Requires the Transfer and Transformation of Energy and Matter -- Theme: Organisms Interact with Other Organisms and the Physical Environment -- Concept 1.2 The Core Theme: Evolution accounts for the unity and diversity of life -- Classifying the Diversity of Life -- Unity in the Diversity of Life -- Charles Darwin and the Theory of Natural Selection -- The Tree of Life -- Concept 1.3 In studying nature, scientists form and test hypotheses -- Exploration and Discovery -- Gathering and Analyzing Data -- Forming and Testing Hypotheses -- The Flexibility of the Scientific Process -- A Case Study in Scientific Inquiry: Investigating Coat Coloration in Mouse Populations -- Variables and Controls in Experiments -- Theories in Science -- Science as a Social Process -- Unit 1 Chemistry and Cells -- 2 The Chemical Context of Life -- Overview The Importance of Chemistry to Life -- Concept 2.1 Matter consists of chemical elements in pure form and in combinations called compounds -- Elements and Compounds -- The Elements of Life -- Evolution of Tolerance to Toxic Elements -- Concept 2.2 An element's properties depend on the structure of its atoms -- Subatomic Particles -- Atomic Number and Atomic Mass -- Isotopes -- The Energy Levels of Electrons -- Electron Distribution and Chemical Properties…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Department of Health and Human Services -- Centers for Disease Control -- Environmental Protection Agency -- RESPONSE BY OTHERS TO PUBLIC CONCERNS -- State Governments -- Veterans' Advocates -- Australia and South Korea -- National Research Council and Institute of Medicine -- REFERENCES -- 3 The U.S. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Primary Care -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Summary -- DEFINITION OF PRIMARY CARE -- VALUE OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE NATURE OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE DELIVERY OF PRIMARY CARE -- THE PRIMARY CARE WORKFORCE -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING FOR PRIMARY CARE -- RESEARCH AND EVALUATION IN PRIMARY CARE -- A STRATEGY FOR IMPLEMENTATION -- 1 Introduction -- THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY -- Funding -- The Study Committee and Its Charge -- Study Activities -- Commissioned Papers -- Interim Report -- Site Visits -- Public Hearing -- Workshops -- UNDERLYING ASSUMPTIONS -- HISTORIC ROOTS AND THE CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT FOR PRIMARY CARE -- Historic Roots -- Before World War II -- The 1960s -- The 1970s -- Current Forces -- Health Care Reform -- Other Forces -- ORGANIZATION OF THE REPORT -- REFERENCES -- 2 Defining Primary Care -- EARLY DEFINITIONS -- THE FIRST IOM DEFINITION -- DISTINGUISHING PUBLIC AND PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES -- THE 1984 REPORT ON COMMUNITY-ORIENTED PRIMARY CARE -- CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE DELIVERY TODAY -- THE NEW DEFINITION AND AN EXPLANATION OF TERMS -- Recommendation 2.1 To Adopt the Committee's Definition -- Patient -- Family -- Community -- Clinician -- Partnership -- Health Care Needs and Health Care Services -- Integrated -- Comprehensive -- Coordinated -- Interaction with Communities -- Continuous -- Comment: Who Is a Primary Care Clinician? …”