Résumé :
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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS m8R0x9rt. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Concerns about respiratory conditions have surfaced among persons deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Data on 46,077 Millennium Cohort Study participants who completed baseline (July 2001-June 2003) and follow-up (June 2004-February 2006) questionnaires were used to investigate 1) respiratory symptoms (persistent or recurring cough or shortness of breath), 2) chronic bronchitis or emphysema, and 3) asthma. Deployers had a higher rate of newly reported respiratory symptoms than nondeployers (14% vs. 10%), while similar rates of chronic bronchitis or emphysema (1% vs. 1%) and asthma (1% vs. 1%) were observed. Deployment was associated with respiratory symptoms in both Army (adjusted odds ratio=1.73,95% confidence interval : 1.57,1.91) and Marine Corps (adjusted odds ratio=1.49,95% confidence interval : 1.06,2.08) personnel, independently of smoking status. Deployment length was linearly associated with increased symptom reporting in Army personnel (P
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