Accession Number:

AD1044458

Title:

A Summary of the 42-year Follow up of Vietnam Prisoners of War: Mortality and Morbidity Findings

Descriptive Note:

Technical Report,01 Jun 2017,31 Aug 2017

Corporate Author:

Robert E. Mitchell Center for Prisoner of War Studies Pensacola United States

Personal Author(s):

• Albano,John P.
• Raza,Saima
• Moore,Jeffrey L.
• Wells,A. F.

Report Date:

2017-12-20

Pagination or Media Count:

18.0

Abstract:

Previous research on Vietnam-era repatriated prisoners of war RPWs medical and psychological status. At repatriation, a number of gastrointestinal, peripheral nerve, visual, auditory, and orthopedic disorders were identified Berg and Richlin, 1977a Berg and Richlin, 1977b Berg and Richlin, 1977c, but the ranking of most frequent illnesses varied across military services. In 1978, a similar illness pattern was observed among the Navy repatriates Richlin, Rahe, Shale, Mitchell, 1980.

Descriptors:

• PRISONERS OF WAR
• Morbidity
• health
• Second World War
• Korean War
• Vietnam War
• DEMOGRAPHY
• Methodology

Subject Categories:

• Personnel Management and Labor Relations
• Medicine and Medical Research

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE