THE PERSIAN-GULF EXPERIENCE AND HEALTH

被引：83

作者：

GREEN, GM

GORDIS, L

BINGHAM, E

ESCHENBACHER, W

GORMAN, DW

MARCUS, M

RILEY, LW

SCHAUMBURG, HH

SINGER, MT

SPENGLER, JD

SUTULA, TP

TAYLOR, RE

BASCOM, R

BERG, SW

BLANCK, RR

BOLTON, HT

CORTIVEAU, J

DAXON, EG

EITZEN, EM

EVENSON, ET

FAGAN, JG

FELDMAN, EL

FRIEDMAN, GK

FRIEDMAN, MJ

FRY, SA

FUKUDA, K

HAGAR, B

HELLER, J

HYAMS, C

IREY, NS

JOHNSON, DL

KANG, HK

MAGILL, AJ

MARLOWE, DH

MATTISON, DR

MILLER, CS

MOHR, SN

MURPHY, FM

ODONNELL, FL

PILLEMER, SR

ROSS, D

ROSWELL, RH

SHAYEVITZ, M

SIDELL, FR

STRAUS, SE

TARVER, RS

TERR, AI

WADE, JV

FOX, MA

ROBERTSON, S

机构：

[1] NIH,OFF MED APPLICAT RES,BETHESDA,MD 20892

[2] HARVARD UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH,BOSTON,MA 02115

[3] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT EPIDEMIOL,BALTIMORE,MD 21205

[4] UNIV CINCINNATI,COLL MED,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH,CINCINNATI,OH 45267

[5] BAYLOR COLL MED,DEPT MED,CLIN SERV,HOUSTON,TX 77030

[6] DIASABLED AMER VET,WASHINGTON,DC

[7] EMORY UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT EPIDEMIOL & ENVIRONM & OCCUPAT HLTH,ATLANTA,GA

[8] CUNY MT SINAI SCH MED,DIV ENVIRONM & OCCUPAT MED,NEW YORK,NY 10029

[9] CORNELL UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT MED,DIV INT MED,NEW YORK,NY

[10] YESHIVA UNIV,ALBERT EINSTEIN COLL MED,CTR NEUROTOXICOL,DEPT NEUROL,NEW YORK,NY

[11] UNIV CALIF BERKELEY,BERKELEY,CA

[12] HARVARD UNIV,SCH PUBL HLTH,DEPT ENVIRONM HLTH,ENVIRONM SCI & ENGN PROGRAM,BOSTON,MA 02115

[13] UNIV WISCONSIN,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROL,MADISON,WI

[14] HOWARD UNIV,COLL MED,DEPT PHARMACOL,CLIN PHARMACOL PROGRAM,WASHINGTON,DC

[15] VET FOREIGN WARS,WASHINGTON,DC

[16] NATL LEGISLAT COMMISS,AMER LEG,WASHINGTON,DC

[17] DESERT STORM VET ASSOC,HEWITT,TX

[18] US EPA,CLIN RES BRANCH,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC

[19] US DEPT HHS,OFF VET AFFAIRS & MIL LIAISON,WASHINGTON,DC

[20] PARALYZED VET AMER,WASHINGTON,DC

[21] CTR DIS CONTROL & PREVENT,AIR POLLUT & RESP HLTH BRANCH,ATLANTA,GA

[22] NIH,OFF MED APPLICAT RES,BETHESDA,MD

[23] JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV,DEPT EPIDEMIOL,BALTIMORE,MD

[24] NIEHS,RES TRIANGLE PK,NC

[25] US DEPT DEF,DEPT VET AFFAIRS,ENVIRONM EPIDEMIOL SERV,WASHINGTON,DC

[26] US DEPT DEF,DEPT VET AFFAIRS,COMPENSAT & PENS SERV,WASHINGTON,DC

[27] US DEPT DEF,OFF HLTH AFFAIRS,WASHINGTON,DC

[28] US DEPT DEF,DEPT VET AFFAIRS,WASHINGTON,DC

[29] US DEPT HHS,OFF PUBL AFFAIRS,SPECIAL OUTREACH PROGRAM,WASHINGTON,DC

来源：

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION | 1994年 / 272卷 / 05期

基金：

美国国家卫生研究院;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1001/jama.1994.03520050071033

中图分类号：

R5 [内科学];

学科分类号：

1002 ; 100201 ;

摘要：

FOLLOWING the return of US and coalition forces from the complex environment of the Persian Gulf region during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and the operational conditions of the military deployment, a variety of health effects have been reported. Many troops were exposed to potentially adverse substances and experiences present in this wartime environment, fumes and smoke from military operations, oil well fires, diesel exhaust, toxic paints, pesticides, sand, depleted uranium, infectious agents, chemoprophylactic agents, and multiple immunizations; some troops are convinced they were exposed to chemical or biological weapons. Few combat casualties occurred, but substantial transient gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms were seen during the troop buildup and immediately after the short conflict. Since then, there have been increasing reports of illness from troops who were participants in these operations, and many attribute their health problems to these experiences. Many of the cases include combinations of nonspecific symptoms of. © 1994 JAMA All rights reserved.

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页码：391 / 396

页数：6