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Military personnel may be exposed to numerous physical and chemical hazards in addition to the risks of combat. Mageroy et al1 present the results of a cross-sectional study of Royal Norwegian Navy personnel undertaken after reports were received of birth defects among children whose fathers served on a ship equipped with high-frequency transmitters. On investigation, the authors found the prevalence of both congenital anomalies and perinatal death to be about four times higher in children with a parent who had served aboard the ship compared to those with parents serving elsewhere in the navy. A commentary by Chia2 discusses the findings and concludes that a prospective study of naval service and reproductive outcomes is justified.
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As in other branches of medical research, occupational medicine tends to focus on determinants of illness, rather than of health. In this issue Lindberg et al3 use data from a prospective study of over 5000
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