Information On Depleted Uranium (Du) - Department Of Veterans Affairs

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VA Office of Public Health

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Hines, S, et al. “The Gulf War

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Depleted Uranium Cohort at

Our WRIISC team will talk to you

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20 Years: Bioassay Results and

about your concerns and answer any

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The test for DU is a 24-hour urine

Dorsey, CD, et al. “Longitudinal

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Department of Defense’s Depleted

sample that will look at the total

Health Surveillance in a Cohort

Uranium (DU) Library

uranium that leaves the body in

of Gulf War Veterans 18 Years

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the urine. If the sample has enough

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total uranium content, an additional

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kidney function. If the result indicates

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Depleted Uranium Exposure and

This document was developed by the War Related Illness & Injury Study Center (WRIISC)

Office of Public Health (OPH)

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

Last Updated: September 2013

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