Weaponised uranium and adverse health outcomes in Iraq: a systematic review

S Surdyk, M Itani, M Al-Lobaidy, LA Kahale, A Farha… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background The US military first deployed depleted uranium (DU) weapons in Iraq during
the Gulf War in 1990 and in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Research into the health impacts of …

Levels of uranium and thorium in maternal scalp hair and risk of orofacial clefts in offspring

Y Wei, L **, Z Li, J Liu, L Wang, X Pi, S Yin… - Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Uranium and thorium are common radioactive elements that exist in the environment.
However, few environmental epidemiological studies have focused on their possible effects …