Military Inhalational Exposures Outside the Theater of Conflict and Chronic Respiratory Symptoms.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Deployment to Afghanistan and Southwest Asia has been associated with adverse respiratory health outcomes. However, the impact of inhalational exposures (eg, vapor, dust, gas, fumes), which are known correlates of reduced lung function and future chronic lung disease, during military service time outside this deployment period has not been assessed.

Objective

To assess military inhalational exposures during nonwartime routine activities and their associations with chronic respiratory symptoms.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study used data from the US Department of Veterans Affairs Service and Health Among Deployed Veterans study. US veterans who served between October 7, 2001, and February 28, 2017; deployed to Afghanistan or Southw

SUBMITTER: Hosseini R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12281241 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature