Gulf War Illnesses: Questions About the Presence of Squalene Antibodies in Veterans Can Be Resolved Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title Gulf War Illnesses: Questions About the Presence of Squalene Antibodies in Veterans Can Be Resolved

Creator

  • Author: United States. General Accounting Office.
    Creator Type: Organization

Publisher

  • Name: United States. General Accounting Office.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 1999-03-29

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO investigated the reports that the blood samples of some ill Gulf War-era veterans contained antibodies for squalene, a component of adjuvant formulations used in some experimental vaccines but not in any licensed vaccines, focusing on whether: (1) the Department of Defense (DOD) or the National Institutes of Health (NIH) performed or sponsored research using squalene; (2) DOD considered using adjuvant formulations in vaccines administered to Gulf War-era veterans; and (3) any research has detected the presence of squalene in ill Gulf War-era veterans."

Subject

  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: Government accountability -- United States.
  • Keyword: national defense
  • Keyword: health care
  • Keyword: gulf war illnesses
  • Keyword: letter report

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States

Collection

  • Name: Government Accountability Office Reports
    Code: GAORT

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Rights

  • Rights License: pd

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Report No.: NSIAD-99-5
  • Accession or Local Control No: 227008
  • URL: http://gao.gov/products/NSIAD-99-5
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc291713
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