Considerations for designing an epidemiologic study for multiple sclerosis and other neurologic disorders in pre and post 9/11 Gulf War veterans

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 neu...

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Corporate Authors: 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, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (U.S.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC The National Academies Press [2015], 2015
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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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
Item Description:Title from PDF title page. - "The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, Medicine."
Physical Description:1 PDF file (xi, 38 pages)
ISBN:9780309388658
0309388651