In January 1995 the Institute of Medicine released a preliminary report containing initial findings and recommendations on the federal government's response to reports by some veterans and their families that they were suffering from illnesses related to military service in the Persian Gulf War. The committee was asked to review the government's means of collecting and maintaining information for assessing the health consequences of military service and to recommend improvements and epidemiological studies if warranted. This new volume reflects an additional year of study by the committee and the full results of its three-year effort.
Committee to Review the Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War, Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine
1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 Introduction; 4 Charge to the Committee: Its Findings and Recommendations; 5 Environment and Exposures; 6 Health Outcomes; 7 Some Hypotheses Regarding Illnesses in Persian Gulf War Veterans; 8 Information Systems; 9 References; 10 Appendixes; 11 A. Relevant Sections of Public Law 102-585; 12 B. Statement of Task; 13 C. Committee Meetings and Individuals Providing Information; 14 D. Invited Presentations; 15 E. Other Groups Reviewing Persian Gulf War Veteran Health Issues; 16 F. List of Research and Related Activities on Health Problems of Persian Gulf War Veterans; 17 G. Selected DoD, Army, Navy, Air Force, and DVA Databases; 18 Acronyms
National Research Council, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, Institute of Medicine, and Families Board on Children, Youth, Steve Olson
Institute of Medicine, Board on the Health of Select Populations, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual
Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Division of International Health
Institute of Medicine, Committee to Develop Methods Useful to the Department of Veteran Affairs in Estimating Its Physician Requirements, Joseph Lipscomb
Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Committee to Study the Mortality of Military Personnel Present at Atmospheric Tests of Nuclear Weapons, Heather O'Maonaigh, Harriet Crawford, William F. Page, Susan Thaul
Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Committee on Noise-Induced Hearing Loss and Tinnitus Associated with Military Service from World War II to the Present, Jane S. Durch, Lois M. Joellenbeck, Larry E. Humes
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Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Committee on a Strategy for Minimizing the Impact of Naturally Occurring Infectious Diseases of Military Importance: Vaccine Issues in the U.S. Military, Heather C. O'Maonaigh, Salem Fisseha, Susan Thaul, Stanley M. Lemon
Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Committee to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the Anthrax Vaccine, Brian L. Strom, Jane S. Durch, Lee L. Zwanziger, Lois M. Joellenbeck
Institute of Medicine, Medical Follow-up Agency, Committee on Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies: Assessment of Relevant Science, Laura Sivitz, Rick Erdtmann
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