Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans

Conclusion
Exposures to burn pit smoke and military occupational VGDF during deployment were associated with an increased odds of chronic respiratory symptoms among US Veterans.

Source: Occupational and Environmental Medicine - February 2, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Garshick, E., Redlich, C. A., Korpak, A., Timmons, A. K., Smith, N. L., Nakayama, K., Baird, C. P., Ciminera, P., Kheradmand, F., Fan, V. S., Hart, J. E., Koutrakis, P., Kuschner, W., Ioachimescu, O., Jerrett, M., Montgrain, P. R., Proctor, S. P., Wan, E. Tags: Workplace Source Type: research