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Suggested Citation:"Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 1996. Health Consequences of Service During the Persian Gulf War: Recommendations for Research and Information Systems. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5272.
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Acronyms ACGIH: American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists AChE: acetylcholinesterase ACTUR: automated central tumor registry AF: Air Force AFB: Air Force base AFIP: Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AFRRI: Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute AIBS: American Institute of Biological Sciences AIDS: acquired immunodeficiency syndrome AMSA: Army medical surveillance activity ANSR: Army/Navy serum repository APA: American Psychiatric Association ARCOM: Army reserve command ASIMS: Aeromedical Services Information Management System ATP: adenosine triphosphate BAA: Broad Area Announcement BIRLS: Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem BSI: Brief Symptom Inventory BW: biological warfare CARC: chemical-agent-resistant coating CBW: chemical and biological warfare 189

190 HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF THE PERSIAN GULF WAR CCEP: Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation Program CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CFS: chronic fatigue syndrome CHAMPS: Career History Archival Medical and Personnel System CHAMPUS: Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services CI: confidence interval CIA: Central Intelligence Agency CNS: central nervous system CW: chemical warfare DDVP: dichlorvos DEET: N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services DISN: Defense Information System Network DMDC: Defense Manpower Data Center DMED: Defense Medical Epidemiological Database DMIS: Defense Medical Information System DNA: deoxyribonucleic acid DoD: Department of Defense DoE: Department of Energy DSB: Defense Science Board DSM: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual DU: depleted uranium DVA: Department of Veterans Affairs EHRC: environmental hazards research center EPA: Environmental Protection Agency FDA: Food and Drug Administration FEV1/FVC: ratio of forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity GAO: General Accounting Office GIS: geographical information system GSI: General Severity Index GWS: Gulf War Syndrome HIV: human immunodeficiency virus HPA: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal HRA: Health Risk Appraisal ICD-9: International Classification of Diseases, version 9 IES: Impact of Event Scale

ACRONYMS IOM: Institute of Medicine IPDS: Individual Patient Data System IRR: Individual Ready Reserve ITRI: Inhalation Toxicology Research Institute MCS: multiple chemical sensitivity MEPRS: Military Entrance Processing Reporting System MFUA. Medical Follow-up Agency MHSS: Military Health Surveillance System MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report MOPP: mission objective protective posture MRE: meal, ready-to-eat MRI: magnetic resonance imaging MTF: medical treatment facility MOOD: military working dog NAS: NationalAcademyof Sciences NASA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration NCI: National Cancer Institute AUDI: National Death Index NEPEC: Northeast Program Evaluation Center NEPMU: Navy Environmental and Preventive Medicine Unit NHRC: Naval Health Research Center NIH: National Institutes of Health NOAA: National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration NPCD: National Patient Care Database NRC: National Research Council ODS: Operation Desert Storm ODS/S: Operation Desert Shield/Storm OMB: Office of Management and Budget OPD: oxidative phosphorylation disorder OPIDN: organophosphate-induced delayed neuropathy OTA: Office of Technology Assessment PAC: President's Advisory Committee PAHs: polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons PARRTS: Patient Accounting and Reporting Real-Time Tracking System PB: pyridostigmine bromide PEL: permissible exposure level PG: Persian Gulf PGHR: Persian Gulf Health Registry PGVCB: Persian Gulf Veterans Coordinating Board 191

192 HEAL TH CONSEQ UENCES OF THE PERSIAN G ULF WAR PGVIIT: Persian Gulf Veterans Illnesses Investigation Team POW: Persian Gulf War PL: public law PMT: Program Management Team PTF: Patient Treatment File PTSD: posttraumatic stress disorder RME: reasonable maximum individual exposure RR: relative risk RUL: Registry of Unit Locations RWG: Research Working Group SCC: Specialized Care Center SCL-R-90: Symptom Check List-Revised-90 SCUD: Soviet-designed surface-to-surface missile SWA: Southwest Asia TAML: theater area medical laboratory TDY: temporary duty TEAM: Troop Exposure Assessment Model TLV: threshold limit value TRICARE: Regionalized tri-service health care system TRI-SERVICE: Army, Navy, Air Force UCAP: uniform case assessment protocol UI: unexplained illnesses UMR: uniform medical record UN: United Nations USACHPPM: U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine USAEHA: U.S. Army Environmental Hygiene Agency USAHDS: U.S. Army HIV Data System USAMMDA: U.S. Army Medical Materiel Development Activity USAMRICD: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Chemical Defense USAMRIID: U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases USAMRMC: U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command USAPDA: U.S. Army Disability Database USMEPCOM: U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command USPHS: U.S. Public Health Service USUHS: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences VA: Veterans Administration VACO: VA Central Office

VA~C: VA Medical Center WCRS: Wod~ide Casuals Reposing System TO: World Meteorological Org~iz~ion FIR: Wailer Reed Army Inshore of Rese~cb ~C: Waker Reed Army Medical Center 793

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In January 1995 the Institute of Medicine released a preliminary report containing initial findings and recommendations on the federal government's response to reports by some veterans and their families that they were suffering from illnesses related to military service in the Persian Gulf War.

The committee was asked to review the government's means of collecting and maintaining information for assessing the health consequences of military service and to recommend improvements and epidemiological studies if warranted. This new volume reflects an additional year of study by the committee and the full results of its three-year effort.

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