ReviewPhilosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences2006
Toxicological assessments of Gulf War veterans.
Review in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 citations in OpenAlex.
- Skin cancer in the military: A systematic review of melanoma and nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence, prevention, and screening among active duty and veteran personnel.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2018Pooled it
- Sarin exposure, mortality and cancer incidence in UK military veterans involved in human experiments at Porton Down: 52-year follow-up.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2024Article
- Permethrin exposure primes neuroinflammatory stress response to drive depression-like behavior through microglial activation in a mouse model of Gulf War Illness.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2024Article
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- Early-onset, conjugal, twin-discordant, and clusters of sporadic ALS: Pathway to discovery of etiologyFrontiers in neuroscience · 2023Review
- Metabolomic and metallomic profile differences between Veterans and Civilians with Pulmonary Sarcoidosis.Scientific reports · 2019Article
- Synergistic cytotoxicity and DNA strand breaks in cells and plasmid DNA exposed to uranyl acetate and ultraviolet radiation.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2015Article
- The role of glutamate and the immune system in organophosphate-induced CNS damage.Neurotoxicity research · 2013Review
- Molecular characterization of TP53 gene in human populations exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation.BioMed research international · 2013Article
- Photoactivated uranyl ion produces single strand breaks in plasmid DNA.Chemical research in toxicology · 2011Article
- Melanoma incidence rates among whites in the U.S. Military.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2011Article
- The long-term hospitalization experience following military service in the 1991 Gulf War among veterans remaining on active duty, 1994-2004.BMC public health · 2008Article
- Gulf War syndrome: an emerging threat or a piece of history?Emerging health threats journal · 2008Article
- Healthcare utilization and mortality among veterans of the Gulf War.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2006Review
- Reflections on Gulf War illness.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2006Article
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Abstract
Concerns about unexplained illnesses among veterans of the 1991 Gulf War appeared soon after that conflict ended. Many environmental causes have been suggested, including possible exposure to depleted uranium munitions, vaccines and other drugs used to protect troops, deliberate or accidental exposure to chemical warfare agents and pesticides and smoke from oil-well fires. To help resolve these issues, US and UK governments have sought independent expert scientific advice from prestigious, independent scientific and public health experts, including the US National Academies of Science and the UK Royal Society and Medical Research Council. Their authoritative and independent scientific and medical reviews shed light on a wide range of Gulf War environmental hazards. However, they have added little to our understanding of Gulf War veterans' illnesses, because identified health effects have been previously well characterized, primarily in the occupational health literature. This effort has not identified any new health effects or unique syndromes associated with the evaluated environmental hazards. Nor do their findings provide an explanation for significant amounts of illnesses among veterans of the 1991 Gulf War. Nevertheless, these independent and highly credible scientific reviews have proven to be an effective means for evaluating potential health effects from deployment-related environmental hazards.
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