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... , the Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of Health and Human Services "conduct a comprehensive study of the health effects of exposure to depleted uranium munitions on uranium-exposed soldiers and on children of uranium-exposed soldiers who were born after the exposure of the uranium-exposed soldiers to depleted uranium." In response to this charge to the agencies, DOD sought guidance from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in evaluating the feasibility and design of an epidemiologic study that would assess health outcomes related to exposure to DU.
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... AVAILABLE DATASETS The committee reviewed available datasets on health outcomes in DUexposed military personnel and veterans and datasets on these populations that do not specifically assess DU exposure (they track health outcomes in general) but might be useful for future study.
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... Detecting a small increased risk for a given health outcome of DU exposure in those populations is not feasible in an epidemiologic study. Of the four approaches, the committee concludes that the one most likely to obtain useful information about DU-related health outcomes would be a prospective cohort study if future military operations involve exposure to DU.
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... • DOD should determine the feasibility of collecting biomarker data from people in the Millennium Cohort Study who reported being exposed to DU and from military personnel who were at Camp Doha during the time of the fire in 1991. Any study participants who have positive bioassay results for DU exposure should receive health monitoring through the Depleted Uranium Follow-Up Program at the BVAMC throughout their lifespans.
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