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Epidemiologic studies of veterans exposed to depleted uranium :

(Number (ISBN

0309120071

(Number (ISBN

9780309120074

Erroneous ISBN

0309120063

Erroneous ISBN

9780309120067

Number

b784153

Title Proper

Epidemiologic studies of veterans exposed to depleted uranium :

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[Book]

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feasibility and design issues /

First Statement of Responsibility

Committee on Gulf War and Health, Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Washington, D.C. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

National Academies Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008.

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1 online resource (x, 48 pages)

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references.

Text of Note

Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Elements of an Epidemiologic Study -- 3 Available Datasets -- 4 Conclusions and Recommendations

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Text of Note

Depleted uranium, a component of some weapons systems, has been in use by the U.S. military since the 1991 Gulf War. Military personnel have been exposed to depleted uranium as the result of friendly fire incidents, cleanup and salvage operations, and proximity to burning depleted uranium-containing tanks and ammunition. Under a Congressional mandate, the Department of Defense sought guidance from the Institute of Medicine in evaluating the feasibility and design of an epidemiologic study that would assess health outcomes of exposure to depleted uranium. The study committee examined several options to study health outcomes of depleted uranium exposure in military and veteran populations and concluded that it would be difficult to design a study to comprehensively assess depleted uranium-related health outcomes with currently available data. The committee further concluded that the option most likely to obtain useful information about depleted uranium-related health outcomes would be a prospective cohort study if future military operations involve exposure to depleted uranium. The book contains recommendations aimed at improving future epidemiologic studies and identifying current active-duty military personnel and veterans with potential DU exposure.

Title

Epidemiologic studies of veterans exposed to depleted uranium.

International Standard Book Number

0309120063

Depleted uranium-- Health aspects.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Veterans-- Health aspects.

Weapons-- Health aspects.

Epidemiologic Studies.

Gulf War.

Military Personnel.

Occupational Exposure-- adverse effects.

Uranium-- adverse effects.

Veterans.

HEALTH & FITNESS-- Diseases-- Contagious.

MEDICAL-- Infectious Diseases.

HEA-- 039040

MED-- 022090

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Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)., Committee on Gulf War and Health: Updated Literature Review of Depleted Uranium.

Date of Transaction

20201206222248.0

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[Book]

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