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Mortality in US Army Gulf War veterans exposed to 1991 Khamisiyah chemical munitions destruction

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  • Bullman, T.A.
  • Mahan, C.M.
  • Kang, H.K.
  • Page, W.F.

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Objectives. We investigated whether US Army Gulf War veterans who were potentially exposed to nerve agents during the March 1991 weapons demolitions at Khamisiyah, Iraq, are at increased risk of cause-specific mortality. Methods. The cause-specific mortality of 100487 exposed US Army Gulf War veterans was compared with that of 224980 unexposed US Army Gulf War veterans. Exposure was determined with the Department of Defense 2000 plume model. Relative risk estimates were derived from Cox proportional hazards models. Results. The risks of most disease-related mortality were similar for exposed and unexposed veterans. However, exposed veterans had an increased risk of brain cancer deaths (relative risk [RR] = 1.94; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.12, 3.34). The risk of brain cancer death was larger among those exposed 2 or more days than those exposed 1 day when both were compared separately to all unexposed veterans (RR = 3.26; 95% CI = 1.33, 7.96; RR = 1.72; 95% CI = 0.95,3.10, respectively). Conclusions. Exposure to chemical munitions at Khamisiyah may be associated with an increased risk of brain cancer death. Additional research is required to confirm this finding.

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  • Bullman, T.A. & Mahan, C.M. & Kang, H.K. & Page, W.F., 2005. "Mortality in US Army Gulf War veterans exposed to 1991 Khamisiyah chemical munitions destruction," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 95(8), pages 1382-1388.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2004.045799_2
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2004.045799
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    1. Marta Geretto & Marco Ferrari & Roberta De Angelis & Filippo Crociata & Nicola Sebastiani & Alessandra Pulliero & William Au & Alberto Izzotti, 2021. "Occupational Exposures and Environmental Health Hazards of Military Personnel," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(10), pages 1-50, May.
    2. Clara G. Zundel & Maxine H. Krengel & Timothy Heeren & Megan K. Yee & Claudia M. Grasso & Patricia A. Janulewicz Lloyd & Steven S. Coughlin & Kimberly Sullivan, 2019. "Rates of Chronic Medical Conditions in 1991 Gulf War Veterans Compared to the General Population," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(6), pages 1-16, March.

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