Injuries and Illnesses of Vietnam War POWs Revisited: I. Navy Risk Factors

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Abstract:

Operation Homecoming OH, the negotiated release of 566 US Servicemen held as prisoners of war POWs in Vietnam for as long as nine years, began in February 1973. During the months that followed, enemy forces released 138 Navy, 26 Marine Corps, 77 Army, and 325 Air Force POWs. The purpose of this present study is to look at the relationship between the number of diagnosis at repatriation i.e., IMEF and various risk factors. We hypothesized that these risk factors would predict both the grand total of IMEF diagnoses across categories and the presence of any diagnoses within specific categories.

Author(s):
Raza, Saima S. ; Moore, Jeffrey L. ; Albano, John P.
Author Organization(s):
ROBERT E MITCHELL CENTER FOR PRISONER OF WAR STUDIES (NAVY) PENSACOLA FL
Descriptive Note:
Rept. for 1 Dec 2015-5 Jan 2016
Supplementary Note:
Includes Tables
Pagination:
0012

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
NMOTC-REMC-013
Monitor Series:
NMOTC
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_6.4.1_Secure Information Exchange; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_5.3.3_Develop Strategy; JCA_5.3.4_Develop Courses of Action; JCA_5.3.5_Analyze Courses of Action; JCA_8_Building Partnerships
Communities of Interest:
No COI(s) Identified
Descriptor(s):
*PRISONERS OF WAR, *STATISTICS, *VIETNAM WAR, *WOUNDS AND INJURIES, CORRELATION, DEMOGRAPHY, DIAGNOSIS(MEDICINE), ILLNESS, NAVAL PERSONNEL, REGRESSION ANALYSIS, RISK
Field(s)/Group(s):
Medicine and Medical Research, Statistics and Probability, Military Forces and Organizations
Keyword(s):
CAPTIVITY, UNITED STATES NAVY, VIETNAM WAR POW, POW(PRISONERS OF WAR), OH(OPERATION HOMECOMING), IMEF(INITIAL MEDICAL EVALUATION FORMS), RPW(REPATRIATED POW)
Report Date:
2016 Jan 05
Creation Date:
2016 Feb 08