FINAL REPORT 18JAN93

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Subject: FINAL REPORT   18JAN93                                          

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            between January 17th and the end of March 1991, rather than their entire

            deployment periods to lessen recall bias. The survey population was young,

            healthy and relatively homogeneous with an expected low rate of chronic health

            problems. The survey format enabled rapid assessment to be conducted.

                  The chief limitation of this survey is that it relies on the self-

            reporting of symptoms. There were neither the means nor the facilities to

            validate the complaints by physical examination or performing medical testing.

            A medical record review was not feasible in this field situation.

                  No detailed information was gathered on the movements and interim

            locations of the many units that participated. Although the personnel in

            Group I and Group 11 were surveyed in specific locations, the various units

            that made up these groups took a variety of routes through northeastern Saudi

            Arabia and Kuwait to reach their destinations. There are no measurements of

            exposure levels for oil smoke, dust or pollens that can be correlated with

            troop locations.

                  The questionnaire was designed, tested, printed and administered to all

            2715 participants in a period of 18 days! The main factor which influenced

            this time period was the rapid return of troops to the U.S. which occurred in

            late March and early April of 1991. Some of the units scheduled to be

            surveyed departed on short notice before they could participate. This problem

            affected the sample size of Group III, which had the smallest number of

            participants.

                  Although field testing eliminated some problem areas, subsequent

            analysis revealed that some of the questions could be misinterpreted. In some

ude all of the important

            factors, and thus were unsuitable for detailed analysis (e.g., question 24,


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