Point: bias from the "healthy-warrior effect" and unequal follow-up in three government studies of health effects of the Gulf War.
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Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas 75235-8874, USA.
D015982:Bias; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D005260:Female; D015989:Healthy Worker Effect; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018923:Persian Gulf Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014728:Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*