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INDEX

A

Abnormal clinical and laboratory findings. See Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Abortion. See Spontaneous abortion

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), 23

Adverse pregnancy outcomes, See Birth defects and adverse pregnancy outcomes

AEHA. See US Army Environmental Health Agency

AFQT. See Armed Forces Qualifying Test

Air Force Technical Applications Center (AFTAC), 28

Air Force Women Study, 76-77

Air National Guard, 207-208

Alcohol abuse, 59, 126, 220, 223

All-cause hospitalization studies, 223-226

primary studies, 223-224

summary and conclusion, 224

ALS. See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

American College of Rheumatology (ACR), case definition of fibromyalgia, 4, 62, 188, 249-250

American Thoracic Society questionnaire, 59n

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), 3, 5-6, 153-156, 248, 251

continued surveillance for, 8, 254

Anthrax vaccination, 14, 22-23

Anxiety, 3, 65, 122, 124, 127, 205-206, 248, 250

Armed Forces Qualifying Test (AFQT), 132, 136

Arthralgias, 5, 250

Arthritis and arthralgia, 64, 185-187

primary studies, 185

secondary studies, 185-186

summary and conclusion, 186-187

"Arthromyoneuropathy," 72

Asthma, 3, 59, 64, 170-173, 175, 224, 248, 253

Attributable risk, 46

Australian Veteran studies, 70, 84-85, 126, 167, 171, 206

exposure-symptom relationships, 70

symptom clustering, 70

B

Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), 125, 132, 136

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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey, 58n

Bias, 47, 52, 56-57, 158, 204

selection, 56, 188

Biologic and chemical warfare

agents for, 71

threat of, 14-15

vaccination against, 67

Biologic monitoring, 39-41

depleted uranium, 39-40

oil-well fire smoke, 40-41

Bipolar disorder, 122

Birth defects and adverse pregnancy outcomes (ICD-10 O00-Q99), 3, 6, 192-195, 248, 252

adverse pregnancy outcomes, 194-195

birth defects, 192-195

continued surveillance for, 8, 254

Goldenhar syndrome, 194

male fertility problems and infertility, 196

primary studies, 192-193

secondary studies, 193-194

spontaneous abortion, 252

summary and conclusion, 194

Brain cancer, 5, 116, 118, 251

continued surveillance for, 8, 254

Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), 58n, 76, 125

Bronchitis, 64, 170-175

BSI. See Brief Symptom Inventory

C

CAGE questionnaire, 58n, 123

Canadian Veteran Study, 65, 125, 163, 171, 189, 194, 228, 250

exposure-symptom relationships, 65

symptom clustering, 65

Cancer (ICD-10 C00-D48), 5, 115-121

all cancers, 117-118, 120-121

brain cancer, 116, 119

continued surveillance for, 8, 254

primary and secondary studies, 116-118

summary and conclusion, 118

testicular cancer, 116-117, 119-120

CAPS. See Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale

Carbon monoxide (CO) exposure, 26

Cardiovascular disease, 6, 166-169, 252

primary studies, 166-167

secondary studies, 167-168

summary and conclusion, 168

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Case-control studies, 47, 61, 64, 72, 75, 158

Causality, assignment of, 53

CCEP. See Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Questionnaire, 59n

CFS. See Chronic fatigue syndrome

Chalder Fatigue Scale, 59n

Charcot's disease. See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

CHD. See Congenital heart disease

Chemical and biologic warfare, See Biologic and chemical warfare

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), 3-4, 57, 64-65, 74-75, 124, 161-165, 247, 249

case definition, 162

difficulties validating, 57

primary studies, 162

secondary studies, 162-163

summary and conclusion, 163-164

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Questionnaire, See Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Questionnaire

"Chronic multisymptom illness," 3, 66-67, 75, 205, 207, 247

Chronic pain, 124

CIA-DOD report, 27-29

CIDI. See Composite International Diagnostic Interview

Circulatory system diseases, 166-169

Clinical findings, abnormal. See Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS), 71, 124-125

Cluster analysis, 2, 50-51, 204, 212-213, 248

CO. See Carbon monoxide exposure

Cognitive dysfunction, 3-4, 59, 65, 141

Cohort studies, definition of, 45-47

Air Force Women Study, 76-77

Australian Veteran Studies, 70, 84-85

Canadian Veteran Study, 65

Connecticut National Guard, 77, 102

Danish Peacekeeper Studies, 68-69, 93

defined, 45-47

Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 60-63, 79-80

Ft. Devens and New Orleans cohort studies, 70-71, 89-92

general limitations of Gulf War cohort studies and derivative studies, 56-57

Hawaii and Pennsylvania Active Duty and Reserve Study, 76, 102

the Iowa Study, 58-60, 78

Kansas Veteran Study, 64-65, 89

larger Seabee cohort studies, 73-74, 97

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Veteran Study, 68

military-unit-based studies, 70-75, 98-104

New Orleans Reservist Studies, 76, 100-101

Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies, 63-64, 86-88

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Pennsylvania Air National Guard Study, 74-75, 96

population-based studies, 58-70

as prevalence studies, 25

prospective, definition of, 46

retrospective, definition of, 46

Seabee Reserve Battalion Studies, 71-73, 94-96

United Kingdom Veteran Studies, 65-68, 81-84

University of London Veteran Studies, 65-67

University of Manchester Veteran Study, 67-68

Combat Exposure Scale, 25, 205

Expanded, 124

Committee on Gulf War and Health

approach to its charge, 1-2, 15

charge to, 1, 15

Complexities in resolving Gulf War and health issues, 16-17

individual variability, 17

limitations of exposure information, 16-17

multiple exposures and chemical interactions, 16

unexplained symptoms, 17

Composite International Diagnostic Interview (CIDI), 126

Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program (CCEP), 25, 189

Confounding variables, 46, 47, 52, 249

"Confusion-ataxia syndrome," 72

Congenital heart disease (CHD), 194

Connecticut National Guard, 77, 102

Connective tissue diseases, l85-187

Cox proportional-hazards modeling, 116, 167

Cross-sectional studies, see epidemiologic studies, cross-sectional studies

Cullen criteria for MCS, 227-228

Cyclosarin, exposure, 26-34, 35-36

D

Danish Peacekeeper Studies, 68-69, 93, 181

exposure-symptom relationships, 69

symptom clustering, 69

Department of Defense (DOD)

Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program (CCEP), 25

Gulf War Health Registry, 58, 115

Manpower Data Center, 62-63, 166, 180, 183, 185

Office of the Special Assistant for Gulf War Illnesses, 35, 40

vaccination records, 22

Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 60-63

exposure-symptom relationships, 61-62

medical evaluation findings (Phase III), 62-63

survey findings (Phases I and II), 60-62

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symptom clustering, 60-61

Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), 1, 11, 57

Gulf War Health Registry, 58, 115, 212-213

Depleted uranium (DU) exposures, 14, 24, 39-40

Deployment to the Persian Gulf, 11-13

Depression, 3, 5, 59, 64, 70-71, 73, 75-76, 122-127, 248, 250.

See also Major depressive disorder major, 65

Dermatologic conditions, 4-5, 60, 62, 183, 250

Diagnostic medical tests, health outcomes with, 5-8, 251-254

Digestive system diseases, 180-182

Diseases of the circulatory system (ICD-10 I00-I99), 166-169

primary studies, 166

secondary studies, 167-168

summary and conclusion, 168

Diseases of the digestive system (ICD-10 K00-K99), 180-182

primary studies, 180

secondary studies, 181

summary and conclusion, 181

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (ICD-10 M00-M99), 185-191

arthritis and arthralgia, 185-187

fibromyalgia, 188-191

Diseases of the nervous system (ICD-10 G00-G99), 153-160

amoyotrophic lateral sclerosis, 153-156

other neurological outcomes, 158-159

peripheral neuropathy, 157-158

primary studies, 154

secondary studies, 154-155

summary and conclusion, 159

Diseases of the respiratory system (ICD-10 J00-J99), 170-179

Primary studies, 170-171

Secondary studies, 183

Summary and conclusion, 183

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (ICD-10 L00-L99), 183-184

primary studies, 183

secondary studies, 183

summary and conclusion, 183

Dispersion models, of the Khamisiyah demolition, 27-36

Distal symmetric polyneuropathy, 62-63, 157-158

DU. See Depleted uranium

Dyspepsia, 4, 62, 180-181, 205, 250

E

Ectopic pregnancy, 194-195, 252

continued surveillance for, 8, 255

Eigenvalues, 50, 204

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Environmental fate, for specific exposures, 37-38

Epidemiologic studies, description of, 48

case-control studies, 47

chance, 52

cohort studies, 45-47

confounding, 52

cross-sectional studies, 47-48

defining a new syndrome, 48-49

identifying and evaluating, 45-53

inclusion criteria, 51

limitations of Gulf War veteran studies, 53

misclassification, of outcomes, 57

multiple comparisons, 52

nested case-control studies, 47

statistical techniques used to develop a case definition, 49-51

summary, 53

types of epidemiologic studies, 45-48

Expanded Combat Exposure Scale, 25, 124

Exposure (in the Persian Gulf), 21-41

to depleted uranium, 24

to nerve agents, 6-7, 174

to oil-well fire smoke, 6, 22, 40-41, 172-174

pyridostigmine bromide tablets for, 14, 23-24

studies using biologic monitoring for specific exposures, 39-41

studies using environmental fate and transport models for specific exposures, 37-38

studies using simulation to assess the potential magnitude of exposures, 26-36

summary and conclusions, 41

Exposure assessment, 21-41

in epidemiologic studies, 21

recommendations for, 7-8, 254

Exposure assessment with questionnaires, 21-24

exposure to depleted uranium, 24

exposure to oil-well fire smoke, 22

exposure to pyridostigmine bromide, 23-24

exposure to vaccination, 22-23

Exposure information, limitations of, 16-17

Exposure misclassification, 36

Exposure-symptom relationships

in Australian Veteran Studies, 70

in Canadian Veteran Study, 65

in Danish Peacekeeper Studies, 69

in Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 61-62

in Ft. Devens and New Orleans cohort studies, 71

in the Iowa Study, 59

in Seabee cohort studies, 74

in Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies, 64

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in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Study, 75

in Seabee Reserve Battalion Studies, 72-73

in University of London Veteran Studies, 67

in University of Manchester Veteran Study, 68

F

Factor analysis, 2, 49-50, 59, 213-214, 248

Factor-analysis derived syndromes, 203-214

Air National Guard, 207-208

Australian Gulf War studies, 206

cluster analysis, 212-213

Department of Veterans Affairs, 204-205

Department of Veterans Affairs Gulf War Health Registry, 212, 213

Guy's, King's, St. Thomas's Schools of Medicine, 206, 212-213

the Iowa study, 205-206

Portland area veterans, 210-212

primary studies, 203-206

Seabee cohort, 208

Seabee cohort and validation study, 208-210

secondary studies, 207-212

summary and conclusion, 213-214

University of Manchester, 203-204, 212

Fatigue. See Chronic fatigue syndrome

Fibromyalgia, 3-4, 59, 62, 188-191, 247, 249

difficulties validating, 57

primary studies, 188-189

secondary studies, 189

summary and conclusion, 190

Fort Devens and New Orleans cohort studies, 70-71, 89-92, 124-125, 163, 183, 228

exposure-symptom relationships, 71

symptom clustering, 71

G

Gastrointestinal symptoms, 4, 60, 64, 250

Germany cohort, 125, 228, 248

GHQ-12. See Nonpsychotic psychologic illness testing (GHQ-12)

Goldenhar syndrome, 194

Gulf War

deployment, 12-13

environmental and chemical exposures, 13-14

living conditions in, 13

the setting, 12-15

threat of chemical and biologic warfare, 14-15

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"Gulf War syndrome" (GWS), 3, 17, 202, 209

GWS. See "Gulf War syndrome"

H

Hawaii and Pennsylvania Active Duty and Reserve Study, 76, 102

Health outcomes, 115-231, 247-255

all-cause hospitalization studies of, 223-226

based primarily on symptoms and self-reports, 3-5, 248-250

birth defects and adverse pregnancy outcomes (ICD-10 O00-Q99), 192

cancer (ICD-10 C00-D48), 115-121

cardiovascular disease, 166-169

chronic fatigue syndrome, 161-165

diseases of the circulatory system (ICD-10 I00-I99), 166-169

diseases of the digestive system (ICD-10 K00-K99), 180-182

diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (ICD-10 M00-M99), 185-187

diseases of the nervous system (ICD-10 G00-G99), 153-160

diseases of the respiratory system (ICD-10 J00-J99), 170-179

diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (ICD-10 L00-L99), 183-184

injury and external causes of morbidity and mortality (ICD-10 S00-Y98), 219-222

mental and behavioral disorders (ICD-10 F00-F99), 122-130

multiple chemical sensitivity, 227-231

neurobehavioral and neurocognitive outcomes (ICD-10 F00-F99), 131-152

symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (ICD-10 R00-R99), 202-218

Health Symptom Checklist (HSC), 124-125

Healthy-warrior effect, 56, 227, 251

Heaters, tent, 26

Hormones. See Male reproductive hormones

Hospitalizations

all-cause, 223-226

for unexplained illness, 202-203

HSC. See Health Symptom Checklist

Hypertension, 166, 167, 168, 252

I

ICD. See International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

Impact of Event Scale, 76

Inclusion criteria, 15-16, 51

Infertility, and male fertility problems, 196-201

Injury and external causes of morbidity and mortality (ICD-10 S00-Y98), 219-222

primary studies, 219-220

secondary studies, 220

summary and conclusion, 220-221

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International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM), 126

International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision (ICD-10), 115n

Intestinal conditions. See Gastrointestinal symptoms

The Iowa study, 58-60, 78-79, 163, 189, 205-206, 228, 250

exposure-symptom relationships, 59

symptom clustering, 59

women's health, 59-60

Irritable bowel syndrome, 69, 74

J

Job-task-unit-exposure matrix, 21

K

Kansas Veteran Study, 64, 89, 167

Khamisiyah demolition

chronology of, 29-30

dispersion models, 29, 35-36

maps of, 31-34

potential exposure to sarin and cyclosarin, 6-7, 26-36, 166-168, 174-176

L

Laboratory findings, abnormal. See Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Lagrangian modeling, 37-38

Laufer Combat Scale, 125

Leishmaniasis, 74

Limitations of Gulf War veteran studies, 2, 53

of cohort studies and derivative studies, 56-57

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Veteran Study, 68

Lou Gehrig's disease. See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Louisiana. See Fort Devens and New Orleans cohort studies

M

Major depressive disorder (MDD), 122-123

Male fertility problems and infertility, 196-201

primary studies, 196

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selected studies, 200-201

summary and conclusion, 196

Male reproductive hormones, levels of, 252

Manpower Data Center, 62-63, 78, 103, 162, 166, 180, 183, 185

Maps of the Khamisiyah demolition, See Khamisiyah demolition

MCS. See Multiple chemical sensitivity

MDD. See Major depressive disorder

Medical tests. See Diagnostic medical tests or objective measures

Mental and behavioral disorders (ICD-10 F00-F99), 122-130

primary studies, 123-127

secondary studies, 127

summary and conclusion, 127

Metals, monitoring for, 40-41

Migraine headaches, 64

Military service, adverse health effects of, 15-16

Military-unit-based studies, 70-75, 98-104

Ft. Devens and New Orleans cohort studies, 70-71, 89-92

larger Seabee cohort studies, 73-74, 97

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Study, 74-75

Seabee Reserve Battalion Studies, 71-73

Ministry of Defence for UK Gulf War, Gulf War health registry, 58

Mississippi Scale for Combat-Related PTSD, 125, 127

Mood-cognition-fatigue, 207

Mood-cognition symptoms, 75

Motor neuron disease. See Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Motor-vehicle accidents, 219

Multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS), 3-4, 64-65, 227-231, 247-249

Cullen criteria for, 227-228

difficulties validating, 57

primary studies, 227-228

secondary studies, 228-229

summary and conclusion, 229

Multisymptom-based medical conditions, 3-4, 203-205, 247-249,

See also "Chronic multisymptom illness"

Multivariate analysis, 64, 69, 74, 228, 230

Musculoskeletal symptoms, 71, 75, 207, 213

Musculoskeletal system diseases, l85-191

N

National Adult Reading Test (NART), 132, 136, 142

National Comorbidity Survey Replication, 122

National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys, 39

National Health Interview Survey, 58n, 60

National Health Service Central Register, 117

National Medical Expenditures Survey, 58n

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Nerve agent exposure, 6-7, 174.

See also Khamisiyah demolition

Nervous system diseases, 153-160

Neurobehavioral and neurocognitive outcomes (ICD-10 F00-F99), 131-152

neurobehavioral deficits, 248

neurobehavioral tests and confounding factors, 131-132

primary studies, 142-143

related findings of malingering and association of symptoms with objective test results, 140

secondary studies, 144-152

summary and conclusion, 140-141

Neurological outcomes, See Nervous system diseases

Neuropathy. See Peripheral neuropathy

Neuropsychologic symptoms, 3, 69, 71,140, 213

New Orleans cohort. See Fort Devens and New Orleans cohort studies

New Orleans Reservist Studies, 76, 100-101

Nuclear Industry Family Study, 195

O

Obsessive-compulsive disorders, 73, 126, 208, 216

ODTP. See Oregon Dual Task Procedure

Oil-well fire smoke exposures, 6, 11, 13, 22, 37-38, 40-41, 172-174, 178-179

modeling, 37-38

Operation Desert Shield, 12-13, 16

Operation Desert Storm, 13, 16, 24

Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies, 63-64, 86-88, 189

exposure-symptom relationships, 64

symptom clustering, 63-64

Oregon Dual Task Procedure (ODTP), 136, 140

Overview of health outcomes, summary, 247-254

outcomes based primarily on symptoms and self-reports, 247-250

outcomes with objective measures or diagnostic medical tests, 251-254

P

PAH. See Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

PCL-M. See Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Military

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Study, 74-75, 168

exposure-symptom relationships, 75

medical evaluation, 75

symptom clustering, 75

Peripheral neuropathy, 157-160, 251-252

primary studies, 157-158

secondary studies, 158

Persian Gulf War. See Gulf War

PFTs. See Pulmonary-function tests

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Physical and mental health screening questionnaire (SF-12), 70, 126

PIR. See Proportional incidence rate

PMRs. See Proportional morbidity ratios

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), 37, 40-41

Population-based studies, 58-70

Australian Veteran Studies, 70, 84-85

Canadian Veteran Study, 65

Danish Peacekeeper Studies, 68-69, 93

Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 60-63

Iowa Study, 58-60, 65, 78-79

Kansas Veteran Study, 64, 89

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Veteran Study, 68

Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies, 63-64, 86-88

United Kingdom Veteran Studies, 65-68, 81-84

University of London Veteran Studies, 65-67

University of Manchester Veteran Study, 67-68

Portland area veterans, 210-212

Postdeployment and predeployment screening recommendations for, 7, 254

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 3, 5, 59, 64-65, 70-71, 74, 76-77, 122-130, 248, 250

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Military (PCL-M), 123, 125-126, 128-129

Predeployment and postdeployment screening, See Postdeployment and predeployment screening

Pregnancy. See Ectopic pregnancy

Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders (PRIME-MD), 123-125, 128-130

Proportional incidence rate (PIR), 117, 119

Proportional morbidity ratios (PMRs), 180, 182, 203, 220, 222-224

Prospective cohort studies, 46

Psychiatric outcomes, 122-130

primary studies, 123-127

secondary studies, 127

summary and conclusion, 127

PTSD. See Posttraumatic stress disorder

PTSD Checklist-Military, see Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist-Military

Pulmonary-function tests (PFTs), 63, 170, 177

Pyridostigmine bromide (PB) use, 14, 23-24

R

Recommendations, 7-8, 10, 254-255

exposure assessment, 7-8, 254

predeployment and postdeployment screening, 7, 254

surveillance for adverse outcomes, 8, 254-255

Respiratory outcomes, 6-7, 170-179, 252-253

exposure to nerve agents, 174

exposure to oil-well fire smoke, 6, 172-174

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other exposures, 174

primary studies, 170-171

secondary studies, 171-172

Respiratory system diseases, 65, 170-179, 253

S

Sarin, exposure to, 26-34, 73

SCID. See Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV

SCL-90 test, 140, 146-149

Screening, recommendations for predeployment and postdeployment, 7

Seabee cohort studies, 73-74, 97, 167, 171, 185, 208, 229

exposure-symptom relationships, 74

larger, 73-74, 97

symptom clustering, 73-74

and validation, 208-210

Seabee Reserve Battalion Studies, 71-73

exposure-symptom relationships, 72-73

symptom clustering, 72

SF-12. See Physical and mental health screening questionnaire

SF-36. See 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey

Sickness Impact Profile, 59n

Signs. See Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings

Simulation assessment of potential exposure magnitude, 26-36

epidemiologic studies using fate and transport models to assess exposure to sarin and cyclosarin, 35-36

Khamisiyah demolition and potential exposure to sarin and cyclosarin, 26-34

tent heaters, 26

Sinusitis, 60

Skin diseases, 183-184.

See also Dermatologic conditions

SNAP (Schedule for Nonadaptive and Adaptive Personality), 124

Somatization, 73, 208

Spontaneous abortion, 194-195, 252

continued surveillance for, 8, 255

Stomach conditions. See Gastrointestinal symptoms

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (SCID), 124, 228

Subcutaneous tissue diseases, 183-184

Substance abuse, 3, 70-71, 248, 250

Surveillance for adverse outcomes recommendations for, 8, 254-255

Survey findings (Phases I and II), in Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 60-62

Symptom clustering, 202

in Australian Veteran Studies, 70

in Canadian Veteran Study, 65

in Danish Peacekeeper Studies, 69

in Department of Veterans Affairs Study, 60-61

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in Ft. Devens and New Orleans cohort studies, 71

in the Iowa Study, 59

in larger Seabee cohort studies, 73-74

in Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies, 63-64

in the Pennsylvania Air National Guard Study, 75

in Seabee Reserve Battalion Studies, 72

in University of London Veteran Studies, 66-67

in University of Manchester Veteran Study, 67

Symptoms, signs, and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings (ICD-10 R00-R99), 202-218

factor-analysis derived syndromes, 203-214

hospitalizations for unexplained illness, 202-203

unexplained illness, 202

Syndromes, defining a new, 48-49, 66-67

factor-analysis derived, 203

T

Tent heaters, 13, 25, 26

Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), 140

Testicular cancer, 5, 116-117, 119-120

continued surveillance for, 8, 254

36-Item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36), 59, 124

Threats, of chemical and biologic warfare, 14-15

Thyroid conditions, 64

TOMM. See Test of Memory Malingering

Transport models, for specific exposures, 37-38

Transportation accidents, 219-221

U

Unexplained illness, 17, 202

hospitalizations for, 202-203

Unexplained symptoms, 17

United Kingdom Veteran Studies, 65-68, 81-84.

See also University of London Veteran Studies;

University of Manchester Veteran Study

London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Veteran Study, 68

University of London Veteran Studies, 65-67

exposure-symptom relationships, 67

symptom clustering, 66-67

University of Manchester Veteran Study, 67-68, 203-204, 212

exposure-symptom relationships, 67-68

symptom clustering, 67

Uranium. See Depleted uranium exposures

Urinary tract abnormalities, 6, 194, 252

continued surveillance for, 8, 255

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Urinary-uranium testing, 39-40

US Armed Services Center for Unit Records Research, 38

US Army Center for Health Promotion, 38

US Army Environmental Health Agency (AEHA), 37, 40

V

Vaccinations, 21-22

against biologic and chemical warfare agents, 67

Veterans Programs Enhancement Act, 1, 11

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs), monitoring for, 40-41

W

WAIS. See Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale

Warfare, threat of chemical and biologic, 14-15, 23, 65, 71

Washington State, 154.

See also Oregon and Washington Veteran Studies

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS), 132

Whiteley Index, 124

Women's health, in the Iowa Study, 59-60

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In 1998, in response to the growing concerns that many returning Gulf War veterans began reporting numerous health problems that they believed to be associated with their service in the Persian Gulf, Congress passed two laws which directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract with the National Academy of Sciences. They were tasked to review and evaluate the scientific and medical literature regarding associations between illness and exposure to toxic agents, environmental or wartime hazards, and preventive medicines or vaccines associated with Gulf War service. In addition, the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences provided conclusions to these studies that were considered when making decisions about compensation to veterans.

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