Gut Microbial Composition Is Associated with Symptom Self-Report in Trauma-Exposed Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Iraq and Afghanistan War-era Veterans are at elevated risk for physical injuries and psychiatric illnesses, in particular the polytrauma triad of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and chronic pain. The gut microbiome has been implicated in modulation of criti...

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Published in:	Neurotrauma Reports
Main Authors:	Y. Irina Li, Kathleen Pagulayan, Holly Rau, Rebecca Hendrickson, Abigail G. Schindler
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Mary Ann Liebert 2025-01-01
Subjects:	gut microbiome military deployment polytrauma clinical triad trauma Veterans
Online Access:	https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/neur.2024.0011

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