Title Considerations for designing an epidemiologic study for multiple sclerosis and other neurologic disorders in pre and post 9/11 Gulf War veterans / Committee on Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Veterans of the Persian Gulf and Post 9/11 Wars, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine

Published Washington, DC : The National Academies Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (1 PDF file (xi, 38 pages)) Summary In January 2015, the Institute of Medicine conducted a study to determine the incidence and prevalence, as well as the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurologic diseases as a result of service in the 1990-1991 Persian Gulf and post 9/11 Global Operations theaters. The other neurologic diseases to be considered include: Parkinson's disease, and brain cancers, as well as central nervous system abnormalities that are difficult to precisely diagnose. This report presents the committee's data collection and findings Notes Title from PDF title page "The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes This activity was supported by Contract No. VA241-P-2024/VA119A-15-J-0030 from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project Version viewed January 25, 2016 Subject Multiple sclerosis -- Epidemiology Nervous system -- Diseases -- Epidemiology Persian Gulf War, 1991 -- Veterans -- Diseases -- Research Persian Gulf War, 1991. Multiple Sclerosis -- epidemiology Nervous System Diseases -- epidemiology Persian Gulf Syndrome -- epidemiology Veterans Health Epidemiologic Studies Gulf War Veterans -- Diseases. Research. Multiple sclerosis -- Epidemiology. Nervous system -- Diseases -- Epidemiology. Veterans -- Diseases -- Research. SUBJECT United States -- epidemiology Form Electronic book Author Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Designing an Epidemiologic Study for Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurologic Disorders in Veterans of the Persian Gulf and Post 9/11 Wars, issuing body National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.), issuing body.

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