ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Occupational Exposures and Environmental Health Hazards of Military Personnel.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Reproductive and Female Health in the Australian Defence Force 2002-2023: A Systematic Review and Synthesis.Military medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Prevalence of voice disorders in military personnel: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in public health · 2026Pooled it
- Sex-Specific Thyroid Dysfunction in Sulfur Mustard-Exposed Veterans With Different Injury Severity.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2026Article
- Audiologic Characteristics of Military Service Members and Veterans With and Without Tinnitus and Comorbid Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.American journal of audiology · 2026Article
- Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure in battlefield and beyond: Implications for environmental- and human health.Toxicology reports · 2026Review
- Characterising Occupational Solar UVA Exposure Intensity and Self-Reported Health Outcomes Among Outdoor Military Workers in Lohatla, South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Individual-Level Factors Associated With 10-Year Incidence of Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias in the VA Million Veteran Program.Neurology · 2026Article
- Case Report: Rethinking pulmonary arterial hypertension: immune and metabolic adaptations in a 34-year case of insidious progression.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Semen Parameters and Exposure Risks in Military Males.Military medicine · 2026Article
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- Conceptualizing the Core Components of Exposure-Informed Care: A Delphi Quality Improvement Study.Medical care · 2026Article
- Evaluating real-world uptake of the online Military to Civilian Adjustment and Reintegration Measure among former military members.Australian journal of psychology · 2026Article
- Cause-specific mortality among U.S. service members and veterans (2001-2018): comparison to the U.S. general population.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Traumatic brain injury, environmental exposures, and subjective cognition in post-9/11 veterans enrolled in the VA Million Veteran Program.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2025Article
- Military Inhalational Exposures Outside the Theater of Conflict and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Serum concentrations of persistent endocrine-disrupting chemicals in U.S. military personnel: A comparison by race/ethnicity and sex.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2025Article
- Environmental and occupational risks to reproductive health in women service members and veterans.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Assessing exposure from different vehicular antennas in military applications: a computational study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Incidence rates of bladder and kidney cancers among US military servicemen: comparison with the rates in the general US population.European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP) · 2024Article
- United States Army Reserve/National Guard soldiers' healthcare experiences, attitudes, and preferences: Differences based on deployment status.Psychology, health & medicine · 2024Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundMilitary personnel are frequently exposed to environmental pollutants that can cause a variety of diseases.
methodsThis review analyzed publications regarding epidemiological and biomonitoring studies on occupationally-exposed military personnel.
resultsThe exposures include sulfur mustard, organ chlorines, combustion products, fuel vapors, and ionizing and exciting radiations. Important factors to be considered are the lengths and intensities of exposures, its proximity to the sources of environmental pollutants, as well as confounding factors (cigarette smoke, diet, photo-type, healthy warrior effect, etc.). Assessment of environmental and individual exposures to pollutants is crucial, although often omitted, because soldiers have often been evaluated based on reported health problems rather than on excessive exposure to pollutants. Biomarkers of exposures and effects are tools to explore relationships between exposures and diseases in military personnel. Another observation from this review is a major problem from the lack of suitable control groups.
conclusionsThis review indicates that only studies which analyzed epidemiological and molecular biomarkers in both exposed and control groups would provide evidence-based conclusions on exposure and disease risk in military personnel.
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