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Gulf War Illnesses: Research, Clinical Monitoring, and Medical Surveillance

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date Feb. 5, 1998
Report No. T-NSIAD-98-88
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Summary:

This testimony draws on two recent GAO reports (GAO/NSIAD-97-163, June 1997, and GAO/NSIAD-97-136, May 1997) on health care issues involving U.S. troops deployed overseas. GAO discusses (1) the adequacy of efforts by the Defense Department (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs to monitor the quality, appropriateness, and effectiveness of Gulf War veterans' care and to follow up on their clinical progress over time; (2) the government's research strategy for studying Gulf War veterans' illnesses and the methodological problems posed in its studies; (3) the consistency of key official conclusions with available data on the causes of Gulf War veterans' illnesses; and (4) the extent to which DOD's efforts for Operation Joint Endeavor in Bosnia succeeded in overcoming the medical surveillance problems encountered during the Gulf War.

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