A Review of the Scientific Literature As It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Pyridostigmine Bromide

Abstract

Mr. Chairman and distinguished Members of the Sub-Committees, it is a pleasure for us to address you today on RAND's review of the scientific literature as it pertains to pyridostigmine bromide (PB) and illnesses among Gulf War veterans. RAND was asked to perform a literature review to evaluate whether PB could plausibly be related to increased health symptoms experienced by Persian Gulf War (PGW) veterans. I examined over 10,000 titles, 6,000 abstracts, several thousand papers and reports, interviewed over 80 people, and reviewed dozens of declassified British studies and reports.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA373009

Entities

People

  • Beatrice A. Golomb
  • C. R. Anthony

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Diseases And Disorders
  • Disorders Of Environmental Origin
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Governments
  • Gulfs
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • House Of Representatives
  • Literature
  • Literature Surveys
  • Local Governments
  • Medical Personnel
  • Nerve Agents
  • Persian Gulf Syndrome
  • Pyridostigmine Bromide
  • Scientific Literature

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Library and Information Science