Respiratory Health Associated With Systemic Metal Exposure in Post-9/11 Veterans in the Department of Veterans

Stella E Hines1, Joanna M Gaitens, Clayton H Brown

  • 1From the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland (S.E.H., J.M.G., C.H.B., D.R.G., M.A.M.D.); University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland (S.E.H., J.M.G., C.H.B., D.R.G., M.R., K.H.C., E.L., M.A.M.D.); Tennessee Valley Healthcare System Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee (K.L.C., W.E.L.); Malcolm Randall Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Gainesville, Florida (P.S.); Oklahoma City Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (L.B.); Audie L. Murphy Veterans Affairs Hospital, San Antonio, Texas (J.D.); and Phoenix Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Phoenix, Arizona (S.M.A., P.P.).

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