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Comparison of Body Composition Assessed by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and BMI in Current and Former U.S. Navy Service Members by Gasier, Heath G, Hughes, Linda M, Young, Colin R, Richardson, Annely M

“…Little is known of the diagnostic accuracy of BMI in classifying obesity in active duty military personnel and those that previously served. Thus, the primary…”
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An Approach to Reduce the Incidence of Submarine Medical Evacuations by Identifying Individual Risk Characteristics: Preliminary Findings by Hughes, Linda M, Maguire, Brian, Nordness, Robert, Field, Sandra

“…Military medical evacuations (MEDEVACs) are resource intensive and can disrupt operations and decrease readiness. Medical evacuations are a concern for the…”
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Risks for Enlisted Navy Divers Compared to Other Enlisted Sailors: An Examination of Illnesses That May Be Associated With Exposure to Contaminated Water Diving by Maguire, Brian J, Hughes, Linda M, Sellers, Andrew J

“…Illnesses among Navy divers degrade readiness, decrease manpower levels, and increase costs for medical care. Prior research has shown that Navy divers have…”
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A Preliminary Description of the Health of Women Navy Divers: An Examination of Linked Medical, Personnel, and Dive Log Data for 47 Women Divers Who Separated Between 2008 and 2018 by Maguire, Brian J, Hughes, Linda M, Field, Sandra L, Nordness, Robert

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Although women have always served in the U.S. Armed Forces, it has only been in the last half century that systematic examinations have…”
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Health Conditions Among Navy Submariners at the End of Active Duty; A Retrospective Cohort Study by Maguire, Brian J, Hughes, Linda M, McAdams, Douglas C, Gilbert, Michael, Nordness, Robert

“…ABSTRACT Introduction Maintaining healthy, well-trained, and highly qualified armed forces is critical for ensuring military readiness. The purpose of this…”
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Buoyant ascent rate profiles for the MK10 and MK11 submarine escape and immersion equipment by Fothergill, David M, Frederick, Christopher S, Hughes, Linda M

“…Since the U.S. Navy transitioned from the MK10 to the MK11 submarine escape and immersion equipment (SEIE), there has been an increase in the incident rate of…”
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Identifying Predictors of Pressurized Submarine Escape Training (PSET) Attrition by Hughes, Linda M, Clarke, John

“…Abstract Pressurized Submarine Escape Training (PSET) physically prepares submariners to safely escape a submarine at depth. Failure to complete PSET is not a…”
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Health conditions among Navy divers at end of service: a retrospective cohort study by Maguire, Brian J, Hughes, Linda M, McAdams, Douglas C, Gilbert, Michael, Nordness, Robert

“…To identify the most prevalent health conditions among divers during their last year of Navy service. For this retrospective descriptive study we used data…”
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Low-level otoacoustic emissions may predict susceptibility to noise-induced hearing loss by LAPSLEY MILLER, Judi A, MARSHALL, Lynne, HELLER, Laurie M, HUGHES, Linda M

“…In a longitudinal study with 338 volunteers, audiometric thresholds and otoacoustic emissions were measured before and after 6 months of noise exposure on an…”
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Detecting incipient inner-ear damage from impulse noise with otoacoustic emissions by Marshall, Lynne, Lapsley Miller, Judi A., Heller, Laurie M., Wolgemuth, Keith S., Hughes, Linda M., Smith, Shelley D., Kopke, Richard D.

“…Audiometric thresholds and otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) were measured in 285 U.S. Marine Corps recruits before and three weeks after exposure to impulse-noise…”
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Evaluating the effectiveness of the US Navy and Marine Corps Tobacco Policy: an assessment of secondhand smoke exposure in US Navy submariners by Yarnall, Nicholas J, Hughes, Linda M, Turnbull, Paul S, Michaud, Mark

“…Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of the US Navy and Marine Corps tobacco policy in protecting submariners from secondhand smoke (SHS) by determining if…”
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Comparison of Body Composition Assessed by Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and BMI in Current and Former U.S. Navy Service Members: e0132157 by Gasier, Heath G, Hughes, Linda M, Young, Colin R, Richardson, Annely M

“…Background Little is known of the diagnostic accuracy of BMI in classifying obesity in active duty military personnel and those that previously served. Thus,…”
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The relationship between aerobic activity, health conditions, and medical visits among men and women serving aboard Navy ships by Hughes, Linda M

“…The relationship between aerobic activity and adverse health conditions and medical care visits were examined to determine if amount of aerobic activity was…”
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