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Long term depleted uranium exposure in Gulf War I veterans does not cause elevated numbers of micronuclei in peripheral blood lymphocytes by Bakhmutsky, M.V., Oliver, M.S., McDiarmid, M.A., Squibb, K.S., Tucker, J.D.

“…Depleted uranium (DU) is a high density heavy metal that has been used in military munitions since the 1991 Gulf War. DU is weakly radioactive and chemically…”
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HEALTH SURVEILLANCE OF GULF WAR I VETERANS EXPOSED TO DEPLETED URANIUM: UPDATING THE COHORT by McDiarmid, M A, Engelhardt, S M, Oliver, M, Gucer, P, Wilson, P D, Kane, R, Cernich, A, Kaup, B, Anderson, L, Hoover, D, Brown, L, Albertini, R, Gudi, R, Jacobson-Kram, D, Squibb, K S

“…A cohort of seventy-four 1991 Gulf War soldiers with known exposure to depleted uranium (DU) resulting from their involvement in friendly-fire incidents with…”
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Surveillance Results of Depleted Uranium-Exposed Gulf War I Veterans: Sixteen Years of Follow-Up by McDiarmid, M. A., Engelhardt, S. M., Dorsey, C. D., Oliver, M., Gucer, P., Wilson, P. D., Kane, R., Cernich, A., Kaup, B., Anderson, L., Hoover, D., Brown, L., Albertini, R., Gudi, R., Squibb, K. S.

“…As part of a longitudinal surveillance program, 35 members of a larger cohort of 77 Gulf War I veterans who were victims of depleted uranium (DU) "friendly…”
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Health Effects of Depleted Uranium on Exposed Gulf War Veterans by McDiarmid, Melissa A., Keogh, James P., Hooper, Frank J., McPhaul, Kathleen, Squibb, Katherine, Kane, Robert, DiPino, Raymond, Kabat, Michael, Kaup, Bruce, Anderson, Larry, Hoover, Dennis, Brown, Lawrence, Hamilton, Matthew, Jacobson-Kram, David, Burrows, Belton, Walsh, Mark

“…A small group of Gulf War veterans possess retained fragments of depleted uranium (DU) shrapnel, the long-term health consequences of which are undetermined…”
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Longitudinal Health Surveillance in a Cohort of Gulf War Veterans 18 Years After First Exposure to Depleted Uranium by McDiarmid, M. A., Engelhardt, S. M., Dorsey, C. D., Oliver, M., Gucer, P., Gaitens, J. M., Kane, R., Cernich, A., Kaup, B., Hoover, D., Gaspari, A. A., Shvartsbeyn, M., Brown, L., Squibb, K. S.

“…As part of a longitudinal surveillance program, 35 members of a larger dynamic cohort of 79 Gulf War I veterans exposed to depleted uranium (DU) during combat…”
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Four cases of equine polysaccharide storage myopathy in the United Kingdom by McGowan, C. M., Menzies-Gow, N. J., Patterson-Kane, J. C., McDiarmid, A. M.

“…This paper describes four cases of equine polysaccharide storage myopathy which were confirmed by histological examination of muscle biopsy specimens. The…”
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URINARY URANIUM CONCENTRATIONS IN AN ENLARGED GULF WAR VETERAN COHORT by McDiarmid, Melissa A, Engelhardt, Susan M, Oliver, Marc

“…Depleted uranium was first used on a large scale as a major component of munitions and armaments employed by the U.S. armed forces during the Gulf War in 1991…”
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Biomonitoring of United States Army soldiers serving in Kuwait in 1991 by Poirier, M C, Weston, A, Schoket, B, Shamkhani, H, Pan, C F, McDiarmid, M A, Scott, B G, Deeter, D P, Heller, J M, Jacobson-Kram, D, Rothman, N

“…Biomarkers of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) exposure and genetic biomarkers of potential cancer susceptibility were determined in a group of United…”
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The Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the public health model by McDiarmid, M A

“…Long a controversial agency, OSHA continues to experience criticism from its detractors in the private sector and in Washington DC. OSHA has failed to define…”
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Exposure of hospital pharmacists and nurses to antineoplastic agents by McDevitt, J J, Lees, P S, McDiarmid, M A

“…Adverse effects of antineoplastic drug exposure have been well documented in therapeutically treated patients and proposed as a potential hazard for…”
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The Utility of Spot Collection for Urinary Uranium Determinations in Depleted Uranium Exposed Gulf War Veterans by McDiarmid, Melissa A, Hooper, Frank J, Squibb, Katherine, McPhaul, Kathleen

“…The utility of spot urine collections for uranium bioassay determinations was examined in a small cohort of depleted uranium exposed Gulf War veterans. Some…”
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A preliminary evaluation of the use of equine neutrophil elastase 2A concentration in synovial fluid as a marker for joint inflammation in horses by DAGLEISH, M. P., WAKEMAN, K. D., McDIARMID, A. M.

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Health Effects of the 1991 Kuwait Oil Fires: A Survey of US Army Troops by Petruccelli, Bruno P., Goldenbaum, Mary, Scott, Brian, Lachiver, Richard, Kanjarpane, Devesh, Elliott, Elizabeth, Francis, Marcie, McDiarmid, Melissa A., Deeter, David

“…The burning of oil wells in Kuwait in 1991 discharged a high volume of potentially toxic pollutants into the air. To determine whether there were…”
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The "GRAS" Status of Women's Work by McDiarmid, Melissa A., Gucer, Patricia W.

“…McDiarmid and Gucer describe women's employment patterns by industry and occupation, including trends over time. They also discuss occupational hazards to…”
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An unusual case of distal phalanx fracture in a horse by McDiarmid, A M

“…A mature thoroughbred cross gelding with an acute onset forelimb lameness was found to have sustained a fracture to the distal phalanx. The fracture traversed…”
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Occupationally acquired tuberculosis: what's known by Bowden, K M, McDiarmid, M A

“…Tuberculosis (TB) morbidity and mortality have increased substantially since the mid-1980s in areas with a high prevalence of medically underserved…”
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Health effects and exposure assessment of aerosolized pentamidine handlers by McDiarmid, M A, Fujikawa, J, Schaefer, J, Weinmann, G, Chaisson, R E, Hudson, C A

“…Nurses administering aerosolized pentamidine (AP) were studied to determine any effect AP may be having on their health. Exposure was determined by each…”
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Fouling one's own nest revisited by McDiarmid, M A, Weaver, V

“…Transport of hazards from the workplace to the home by workers is a previously recognized but poorly addressed public health problem. Particularly disturbing…”
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Follow-up of biologic monitoring results in cadmium workers removed from exposure by Mcdiarmid, Melissa A., Freeman, Caroline S., Grossman, Elizabeth A., Martonik, John

“…Biological monitoring and exposure monitoring data for employees at a nickel‐cadmium battery production facility were made available to OSHA for review…”
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PREDICTION OF RENAL CONCENTRATIONS OF DEPLETED URANIUM AND RADIATION DOSE IN GULF WAR VETERANS WITH EMBEDDED SHRAPNEL by Squibb, Katherine S, Leggett, Richard W, McDiarmid, Melissa A

“…Mobilization of uranium (U) from embedded depleted uranium (DU) metal fragments in Gulf War veterans presents a unique exposure scenario for this radioactive…”
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