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Jim Webb: I recall going through the original Ranch Hand Studies in great detail back in the late 1970s, looking at the mortality…

On the recordSeptember 22, 2010
I recall going through the original Ranch Hand Studies in great detail back in the late 1970s, looking at the mortality rates and the incidence, particularly the liver--conditions of the liver were prominent back then.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia

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Senator Webb reflects on past studies related to dioxin exposure and liver conditions.

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