Soft tissue sarcoma mortality among Vietnam veterans in Massachusetts, 1972 to 1983.
Information from death certificates and veterans' bonuses identified 840 Vietnam veterans and 2515 Vietnam-era veterans who died in Massachusetts during 1972-1983. Causes of death among Vietnam veterans were compared to Vietnam-era veterans and other male decedents. Standardized PMRs and MORs were both elevated for soft tissue sarcoma compared to Vietnam-era veterans [sPMR = 880, sMOR = 5.16, 95% Cl = (2.4, 11.1)], as well as non-veteran males.
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D000328:Adult; D002423:Cause of Death; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008404:Massachusetts; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000401:mortality*; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D014728:Veterans; D014744:Vietnam