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This fact sheet discusses the medical effects of DU exposure
This fact sheet provides an overview of DU, exposure and medical treatment available.
This fact sheet briefly outlines some basic information about DU, and specifically about the medical test most often used to determine if a person has been exposed to DU.
The 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel assesses substance abuse, mental well-being, deployment issues, fitness, nutrition and weight management, and compares this data to select national health status goals. Health status goals are from the Department of Health and Human Services’ ...
The purpose of this study is to assess health behaviors that have the potential to impact readiness and to assess the overall well being of the Armed Forces. The Department of Defense (DoD) uses data from the Health Related Behavior (HRB) Survey to improve education, training, treatment, and counseling to support the Services and optimize individual ...
This information sheet is a tool for institutions receiving funds from OUSD(P&R) institutions for the purpose of conducting research with human subjects when the DOD or its employees are not involved in the conduct of the research.
The Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) for the Rehabilitation of Lower Limb Amputation was developed under the auspices of the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) pursuant to directives from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).
The Medical Countermeasures (MCM) Directorate assists in protecting U.S. forces that are globally engaged and at potentially increased risk to being exposed to naturally occurring substances or encountering manufactured chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) agents that adversaries may seek to use against them.
This is an update of the Pin Point Fact Sheet.
The purpose of the Autumn Gold test program was to examine shipboard vulnerabilities and capabilities during a chemical or biological warfare agent attack. The test’s primary objective was to determine the efficiency of shipboard protection systems such as detectors and decontaminants. The Autumn Gold test used a biological tracer.
The primary purpose of the Eager Belle, Phase II test was to study the downwind travel of biological aerosols.
This is an update to the original Autumn Gold Fact Sheet
The primary purposes of Copper Head were to determine the percentage of aerosol penetration into an operational shop under three readiness conditions in a frigid environment.
Shady Grove, Desert Test Center (DTC) test 64-4, was originally named Red Beva.
The purpose of West Side, Phase I was to evaluate the A/B 45Y-4 dry agent disseminator in a frigid environment
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