Gulf War veterans : measuring health / Lyla M. Hernandez ... [et al.], editors ; Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hernandez, Lyla M.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans.

Series:

Compass series (Washington, D.C.)

Compass series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Health aspects--United States.

Persian Gulf War, 1991.

Persian Gulf War, 1991--Veterans--Health and hygiene--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (136 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Many individuals, groups, and federal agencies have a strong interest in finding answers to the numerous and complex questions regarding the health of Gulf War veterans. Various types of research and health measurement are needed to address these diverse issues. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to undertake a study to identify important questions concerning the health of Gulf War veterans and then to design a study to answer those questions. The committee determined that it is of fundamental importance to ask how healthy are Gulf War veterans? Are they as healthy as others? What characteristics are associated with differences between the health of Gulf War veterans and the health of others? To address these questions, it will be necessary to measure not only the health status of those who served in the Gulf War, but also to compare Gulf War veterans with other groups. Further, one must continue to follow these groups through time to determine whether the groups differ in the way their health status is changing. As the committee began to develop a design that would address the fundamental questions identified, it realized that such a study could have important implications for understanding not only the health of Gulf War veterans, but also the health of veterans of other conflicts.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Studies of the Health of Gulf War Veterans""; ""3 Measuring Health""; ""4 The Gulf War Veterans Health Research Portfolio""; ""5 Gulf War Veterans Health Study""; ""6 Conclusion""; ""References""; ""APPENDIX A Coalition Forces and Force Strength""; ""APPENDIX B Design Issues in the Gulf War Veterans Health Study""

Notes:

"Support for this study was provided by the Departments of Defense (Contract No. DASW01-98-K-0002) and Veterans Affairs (Contract No. V101[93]P-1580)"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9780309184199

0309184193

9780309519977

0309519977

9780585159867

0585159866

OCLC:

923257297