Gulf War Veterans: Limitations of Available Data for Accurately Determining the Incidence of Tumors
T-NSIAD-98-186
Published: May 14, 1998. Publicly Released: May 14, 1998.
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GAO discussed the results of its recent work on the: (1) reliability and utility of existing data for determining the incidence of tumors among Gulf War veterans; and (2) uses of the data by the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to monitor tumors in the Gulf War veteran population.
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CancerData collectionData integrityDisease detection or diagnosisGulf war syndromeHealth surveysMedical information systemsMedical recordsMilitary personnelStatistical data