• Author: Christine H. Wendt
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Sinusitis and rhinitis among United States Veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan post 9/11

Abstract: Background: Post 9/11 Veterans were exposed to environmental and occupational pollutants during deployment. Objective: Determine associations between deployment-related …

Sinusitis and rhinitis among US Veterans deployed to Southwest Asia and Afghanistan after September 11, 2001

Abstract: Background: Post-9/11 veterans were exposed to environmental and occupational pollutants during deployment. Objective: Our aim was to determine associations between …

Deployment-related cigarette smoking behaviors and pulmonary function among U.S. Veterans

Abstract: INTRODUCTION: The effects of smoking on lung function among post-9/11 Veterans deployed to environments with high levels of ambient particulate matter are incompletely …

Chronic respiratory symptoms following deployment-related occupational and environmental exposures among US veterans

Abstract: OBJECTIVES: Characterise inhalational exposures during deployment to Afghanistan and Southwest Asia and associations with postdeployment respiratory symptoms. METHODS: …

Challenges and recommendations for improving access to evidence-based COPD management among rural Veterans: rural primary care provider perspectives

Abstract: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a leading cause of disability and death in the U.S., disproportionately affects rural residents.1 Rural counties experience …