Gulf War Illnesses: Understanding of Health Effects From Depleted Uranium Evolving But Safety Training Needed

Abstract

In view of the controversy about a possible connection between depleted uranium exposure and Gulf War illnesses, you asked us to address the following objectives: (1) What is the scientific understanding about health effects from exposure to depleted uranium? (2) Are Gulf War veterans experiencing administrative problems with the current medical screening program for depleted uranium health effects? (3) To what extent have the services implemented programs to train service members to safely operate in a depleted uranium contaminated battlefield?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA375515

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Ammunition
  • Artillery
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Science
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Physicians
  • Public Health
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Therapy
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Medicine
  • Psychology

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Surface Engineering/Surface Coating Technology.