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Committee on Gulf War and Health, Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War; Board on the Health of Select Populations; Institute of Medicine; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Cory-Slechta D, Wedge R, editors. Gulf War and Health: Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, 2016. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2016 Mar 16.

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Gulf War and Health: Volume 10: Update of Health Effects of Serving in the Gulf War, 2016.

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Acronyms and Abbreviations

AChE

acetylcholinesterase

ACR

American College of Rheumatology

AFQT

Armed Forces Qualifying Test

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ANCOVA

analysis of covariance

AUDIT

Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test

BAI

Beck Anxiety Inventory

BARS

Behavioral Assessment and Research System

BChE

butyrylcholinesterase

BDI

Beck Depression Inventory

BIRLS

Beneficiary Identification Records Locator System

BMI

body mass index

BSI

Brief Symptom Inventory

CAPS

Clinician Administered PTSD Scale

CATSYS

Coordination Ability Test System

CCD

Canadian Cancer Database

CCEP

Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CES

Combat Exposure Scale

CFS

chronic fatigue syndrome

CI

confidence interval

CIDI

Composite International Diagnostic Interview

CMD

Canadian Mortality Database

CMI

chronic multisymptom illness

CMV

cytomegalovirus

CNS

central nervous system

COD

cause of death

COPD

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

COSHPD

California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development

Cr

creatinine

CVLT

California Verbal Learning Test

CWP

chronic widespread pain

DASA

Defence Analytical Services Agency (United Kingdom)

DEET

N,N-diethyl-meta-toluamide

DFP

di-isopropyl fluorophosphate

DMDC

Defense Manpower Data Center

DMSO

dimethyl sulfoxide

DNA

deoxyribonucleic acid

DoD

Department of Defense

DSM

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders

DU

depleted uranium

EBV

Epstein-Barr virus

EEG

electroencephalography

FA

fractional anisotrophy

FARS

Fatality Analysis Reporting System

FEV1

forced expiratory volume in 1 second

fMRI

functional magnetic resonance imaging

FSH

follicle stimulating hormone

FUS/TLS

fused in sarcoma/translated in sarcoma

FVC

forced vital capacity

GAD

generalized anxiety disorder

GAO

Government Accountability Office

GHQ-12

12-item General Health Questionnaire

GI

gastrointestinal

GW

Gulf War

GWV

Gulf War veteran

HFM

hemifacial macrosomia

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HLA

human leukocyte antigen

HPA

hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis

HR

hazard ratio

IBS

irritable bowel syndrome

ICD

International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems

IOM

Institute of Medicine

IPGWSG

Iowa Persian Gulf War Study Group

LH

luteinizing hormone

MANOVA

multivariate analysis of variance

MCH

mean corpuscular hemoglobin

MCS

multiple chemical sensitivity

MCV

mean corpuscular volume

MD

mean diffusivity

MDD

major depressive disorder

ME

myalgic encephalomyelitis

mmHg

millimeters of mercury

mmol

millimoles

MRI

magnetic resonance imaging

MRR

mortality rate ratio

MS

multiple sclerosis

NAA

N-acetyl aspartate

NART

National Adults Reading Test

NAS

National Academy of Sciences

NDI

National Death Index

NDV

nondeployed veteran

NHS

National Health Survey of Gulf War Veterans and Their Families

NIFS

Nuclear Industry Family Study

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NIS

Neuropathy Impairment Score

NS

not significant

ODD

other demyelinating disease

ODTP

Oregon Dual Task Procedure

OR

odds ratio

PASAT

Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test

PB

pyridostigmine bromide

PC

phosphatidyl choline

PCA

principal components analysis

PCL-C

PTSD Checklist–Civilian

PCL-M

PTSD Checklist–Military

PFT

pulmonary function test

Pg

picogram

PHQ

Patient Health Questionnaire

PIR

proportional incidence ratio

P.L.

Public Law

Pmol

picomoles

PMR

proportional morbidity ratio

PON1

paraoxonase-1

POW

prisoner of war

PRIME-MD

Primary Care Evaluation of Mental Disorders

PTSD

posttraumatic stress disorder

QoLI

Quality of Life Index

RAC

VA Research Advisory Committee on Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses

RNA

ribonucleic acid

RR

relative risk (or risk ratio as indicated in text)

SCID

Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R

SCL

symptom checklist

sd

standard deviation

SEER

Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program

SEID

systemic exertion intolerance disease

SF-12

12-Item Short Form Health Survey

SF-36

36-Item Short Form Health Survey

SIR

standardized incidence ratio

SMR

standardized mortality ratio

SMRR

summary mortality rate ratio

SNAP

Special Needs Assessment Profile

SRR

standardized rate ratio

SSA

Social Security Administration

TBI

traumatic brain injury

TOMM

Test of Memory Malingering

UK

United Kingdom

U.S.

United States

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs

WAIS-R

Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised

WCST

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

WMS

Wechsler Memory Scale

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