Feasibility of Investigating Whether There is a Relationship Between Birth Defects and Services in the Gulf War

Abstract

The California Birth Defects Monitoring Program (CBDMP) completed its study on the "Feasibility of Investigating Whether There is a Relationship Between Birth Defects and Service in the Gulf War" under contract #DAMD l7-96-l-6044 with the Department of Defense (DOD). CBDMP completed all the research aims specified in the original proposal. The CBDMP found that: 1. DOD data about birth defects to active duty military personnel is sufficient to allow CBDMP's hospital data collection staff to identify medical records during the first year of life. 2. Hospital record review to identify congenital anomalies is feasible for DOD hospitals. 3. The computerized discharge index'from military hospitals is extremely incomplete and inaccurate compared to complete hospital medical review. 4. The demographic information on California based Reserve and National Guard personnel was not sufficient to allow linkage to vital statistics birth files and, by extension, CBDMP data.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA391323

Entities

People

  • John A. Harris

Organizations

  • March of Dimes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chromosome Aberrations
  • Congenital Abnormalities
  • Congenital Heart Defects
  • Congenital Hereditary And Neonatal Diseases And Abnormalities
  • Health Services
  • Heart Valves
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Hospitals
  • Military Personnel
  • Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
  • Nervous System Malformations

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Personnel Management and Statistics in the Military and Department of Defense
  • Theoretical Analysis.