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Table of contents
Volume 1
Recruitment, demographics and non-Gulf War exposures
Strengths and limitations of the study
2. Australian involvement in the Gulf War
2.2 Australian Deployment in the Gulf War
3. Review of literature on exposures during the Gulf War
3.2 Smoke from oil well fires (SMOIL)
3.5 Immunisations and other prophylactic medications
3.8 Biological and chemical weapons
3.9 Interactions between pesticides, PB and chemical warfare agents
3.11 Infectious disease agents
3.13 Multi-exposures and recall bias
4.1 Scope of review of health studies literature
4.2 History of Gulf War veterans’ health research
4.6 Demographics and lifestyle factors
4.11 Chronic fatigue and immunological markers
4.15 Gastrointestinal conditions
4.16 DU related health problems
4.21 Self-referral evaluation programs
5. Cross-sectional study methods
5.5 Contact strategy and recruitment procedures
5.6 Data collection instrumentation and measures
6.3 Comparison of study participants and non-participants.
6.4 Investigation of possible participation bias
6.6 Technical Supplement – Details of the imputation procedure for non-participation
7. Demographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle factors
8. Reported Gulf War and other exposures
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Volume 2
9.3 Definitions of general health outcomes
12.3 Definitions of respiratory health outcomes
12.4 Gulf War exposure measures
13.3 Definition of neurological health outcomes
14.3 Definitions and classification of fatigue
15. Health of female Gulf War veterans
16. Reproductive health outcomes
17. Cohort study of mortality and cancer
18. Factor analysis of self-reported symptoms
19. Overall findings, discussion and recommendations
19.1 Introduction and research questions
19.4 Strengths and limitations of the study
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Volume 3 Appendixes (PDF files)
Appendix 1 Mailout materials
Appendix 2 Telephone questionnaire for non-participants
Appendix 3 Appointment confirmation package
Appendix 4 Postal questionnaire
Appendix 5 Medical Examination Data Collection Booklet
Appendix 6 MVS reference intervals and testing methodology
Appendix 7 Ethics Committees’ Approvals