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Data Trends 2024: Respiratory Health
August 14, 2024|Federal Practitioner
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Reviewed by:
Stephanie R. Knudson, MD
Associate Professor, Department of General Internal Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine;
Staff Physician, Internal Medicine/Primary Care
VA Rocky Mountain Regional Medical Center
Aurora, CO
Dr. Knudson has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Data are from an analysis of > 107,000 veterans in the VA’s Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) who served in the Middle East after 1990 or in Southwest Asia after 2001. All participants reported experiencing shortness of breath within 12 months before registering with the AHOBPR, and had no diagnosed lung conditions before enlisting. Other daily exposures included engine maintenance (9.1 days), construction (5.4 days), and pesticides (9.3 days).- Data are from an analysis of > 107,000 veterans in the VA’s Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) who served in the Middle East after 1990 or in Southwest Asia after 2001. All participants reported experiencing shortness of breath within 12 months before registering with the AHOBPR, and had no diagnosed lung conditions before enlisting. Other daily exposures included engine maintenance (9.1 days), construction (5.4 days), and pesticides (9.3 days).
- Data are from an analysis of > 107,000 veterans in the VA’s Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry (AHOBPR) who served in the Middle East after 1990 or in Southwest Asia after 2001. All participants reported experiencing shortness of breath within 12 months before registering with the AHOBPR, and had no diagnosed lung conditions before enlisting. Other daily exposures included engine maintenance (9.1 days), construction (5.4 days), and pesticides (9.3 days).
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