However, despite large sample sizes in many of these studies, the inherently low incidence of birth defects resulted in weak statistical correlations with Agent Orange exposure Furthermore, the publication of statistically significant, yet potentially biased findings by Vietnamese research agencies definitively linking Agent Orange exposure and birth defects has fueled global22/7/13 The Vietnam Red Cross estimates that Agent Orange has affected 3 million people spanning three generations, including at least 150,000 children born with severe birth defects since the war endedSprayed extensively by the US military in Vietnam, Agent Orange contained a dioxin contaminant later found to be toxic to humans Despite reports by Vietnamese citizens and Vietnam War veterans of increased rates of stillbirths and birth defects in their children, studies in the 1980s showed conflicting evidence for an association between the two
Agent Orange Deformities The Children Of Vietnam S Horrific Legacy