Research Brief
Examining Possible Causes of Gulf War Illness: RAND Policy Investigations and Reviews of the Scientific Literature
Nov 25, 2005
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This report documents the results of a telephone survey of 2,005 Gulf War veterans investigating the use of pesticides during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Respondents statistically represented the U.S. military population in the Kuwaiti Theater of Operations between August 1990 and July 1991. Survey results characterized pesticide use by U.S. service members, including personal and field use of pesticides, as well as observed pesticide use by others. Information was obtained for living, working, and eating areas for a randomly chosen month of deployment. Results show that the majority of personnel were exposed to some pesticides, and there were differences in use by service; small differences by season and by rank, and larger differences by living arrangements. Possible cases of misuse of some pesticides were identified. However, with the exception of the use of flea collars, these cases could also be attributed to incorrect pesticide identification. The authors found no evidence of widespread misuse of field pesticides.
Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgments
Acronyms
A Note on Trade Names
Chapter One
Introduction
Chapter Two
Survey and Sample Description
Chapter Three
Survey Results
Chapter Four
Living Conditions and Variations in Pesticide Use
Chapter Five
Potential Misuse or Overuse of Pesticides
Appendix A
Main Survey Instrument
Appendix B
Definition of the Sampling Frame and Sample
Appendix C
Analytic Methods
Appendix D
Evaluating Recall Bias
References
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