The eight myths of operation 'desert storm' and gulf war syndrome

Several conventional claims regarding Gulf War Syndrome are criticized: that Gulf War veterans are no sicker than the civilian population as a whole; that Gulf War Syndrome is a myth invented by the press; that GWS cannot be defined as a legitimate medical syndrome; that since its cause cannot be de...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Medicine, conflict, and survival conflict, and survival, 1997-04, Vol.13 (2), p.140-146
Hauptverfasser:	Nicolson, Garth L., Nicolson, Nancy L.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Armed forces Biological weapons Casualties Chemical and biological warfare Chemical weapons Diagnosis, Differential Diseases Great Britain Gulf War Gulf War Syndrome Health Humans Iraq Kuwait Medical and sanitary affairs Medical care Medical research Medicine, Military Middle East Military personnel Operation Desert Storm Persian gulf conflict, 1991 Persian Gulf Syndrome - etiology Risk Factors United States Veterans Veterans, Disabled Warfare
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Zusammenfassung:	Several conventional claims regarding Gulf War Syndrome are criticized: that Gulf War veterans are no sicker than the civilian population as a whole; that Gulf War Syndrome is a myth invented by the press; that GWS cannot be defined as a legitimate medical syndrome; that since its cause cannot be determined, it is not a problem associated with Operation 'Desert Storm'; that the US and UK governments are doing all they can to investigate and treat illness in veterans or deny existence of over 100,000 cases in veterans and their families; that GWS will settle without treatment; that the armed forces were well prepared for integrated conflict involving chemical and biological warfare in the Middle East, increasing the risk of this in the future.
ISSN:	1362-3699 1743-9396
DOI:	10.1080/13623699708409329