Open Burn Pit Exposure in Headache Disorder and Migraine.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Open burn pits have commonly been used for waste disposal by the US military but have not been systematically investigated as an independent risk factor for headache disorders.

Objective

To evaluate the association between exposure to open burn pits and incidence of headache and migraine.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study used data from the Veterans Health Administration Headache Cohort along with data from the US Department of Defense and the Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit (AH&OBP) Registry to assess registry participants with potential exposure to open burn pits in the Veterans Health Administration from April 1, 2014, through October 31, 2022. Participants were included by linking data from the AH&OBP Registry to their

SUBMITTER: Sico JJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11375476 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature