The health effects of depleted uranium munitions: a summary
@article{Haza2002TheHE,
title={The health effects of depleted uranium munitions: a summary},
author={The Royal Society Working Group on the Health Haza},
journal={Journal of Radiological Protection},
year={2002},
volume={22},
pages={131 - 139},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:250798819}
}This summary covering the key conclusions and recommendations from both reports on the health effects of depleted uranium munitions is provided.
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Although subtle trends emerge in renal proximal tubular function and bone formation, the cohort exhibits few clinically significant U-related health effects, this cohort continues to excrete elevated concentrations of urine U as a function of DU shrapnel burden.
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Environmental Science, Medicine
Eighteen years after first exposure, members of this cohort with DU fragments continue to excrete elevated concentrations of uU, and no significant evidence of clinically important changes was observed in kidney or bone, the two principal target organs of U.
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