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COMMITTEE ON MEASURING THE HEALTH OF PERSIAN GULF VETERANS
Dan Blazer, II, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H.,* (Cochair) Dean of Medical Education and Professor of Psychiatry and Community and Family Medicine, Office of the Dean,
Duke University Medical Center
Isabel V. Hoverman, M.D., (Cochair)
Austin Internal Medicine Associates, L.L.P., Austin, TX, and
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine,
University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Martha C. Beattie, Ph.D.,
Alcohol Research Group, Public Health Institute, Berkeley, CA
Pennifer Erickson, Ph.D.,
State College, PA
Nelson Gantz, M.D., Chairman,
Department of Medicine, and
Chief,
Division of Infectious Diseases, Pinnacle Health Hospitals, Harrisburg, PA; and
Clinical Professor of Medicine,
Allegheny University of the Health Sciences
Richard M. Garfield, Dr. P.H., Bendixen Professor of Clinical International Nursing,
Columbia University
William Golden, M.D., Director,
Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Arkansas for the Medical Sciences
Kathleen N. Lohr, Ph.D., Director,
Health Services and Policy Research, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, NC
David Nerenz, Ph.D., Director,
Center for Health System Studies, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit
Donald L. Patrick, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.,* Professor,
Department of Health Services, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington
Robert O. Valdez, Ph.D., Professor,
Health Policy and Management, UCLA School of Public Health
Board on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Liaison
Robert B. Wallace, M.D., Professor of Preventive and Internal Medicine,
Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Iowa
Staff
Lyla M. Hernandez, M.P.H., Study Director
Patricia J. Spaulding, Project Assistant/Research Assistant
Kathleen R. Stratton, Ph.D., Director,
Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Donna D. Duncan, Division Assistant
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Acknowledgments
The committee wishes to express its appreciation to the workshop presenters for providing an excellent overview of the health concerns of Persian Gulf veterans and of research efforts aimed at better understanding these concerns. The presenters were: David Cowan, Nancy Dalager, COL John T. Graham, CAPT Gregory Gray, LTC Charles Engle, COL Bruce Jones, Han K. Kang, Mark Meterko, Frances M. Murphy, LTC Mark Rubertone, and David A. Schwartz. The committee would also like to thank Mr. Albert Donnay who, during the open testimony session of the workshop, provided his view of this topic. Michael Hayes deserves thanks for his pertinent and helpful editorial comments.
This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the NRC's Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the IOM in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The contents of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: Arthur K. Asbury, M.D., Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa.; Margit L. Bleecker, M.D., PhD, Center for Occupational and Environmental Neurology, Baltimore, M.D..; Gerard Burrow, M.D., Yale University School of Medicine; Karl T. Kelsey, M.D., M.P.H., Harvard School of Public Health; David P. Rall, M.D., Ph.D., Washington, D.C.; and Robert B. Wallace, M.D., University of Iowa.
Although the individuals listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the IOM.
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