The health of former prisoners of war : results from the medical examination survey of former POWs of World War II and the Korean Conflict / by William Frank Page.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Page, William Frank, 1948-

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Medical Follow-up Agency.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ex-prisoners of war--Health and hygiene.

Ex-prisoners of war.

World War, 1939-1945--Prisoners and prisons.

World War, 1939-1945.

Korean War, 1950-1953--Prisoners and prisons.

Korean War, 1950-1953.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 169 pages) : map

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1992.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Using the results from comprehensive medical examinations, this volume explores the prevalence of disease among former prisoners of war of World War II and the Korean conflict and the relationship between that prevalence and their decades-earlier treatment while in captivity.

Contents:

""The Health of Former Prisoners of War""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""BACKGROUND""; ""PURPOSE""; ""SELECTION OF STUDY GROUPS""; ""RESEARCH QUESTIONS""; ""THE IMPORTANCE OF A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE""; ""RESPONSE RATES AND THE REPRESENTATIVENESS OF THE SAMPLE""; ""METHODS""; ""FINDINGS""; ""1 Background ""; ""ORIGIN AND HISTORY""; ""ASSEMBLY OF STUDY ROSTERS""; ""EARLIER RESULTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""2 Data Collection Procedures ""; ""DETAILS OF THE DATA COLLECTION PROCESS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""3 Final Status of Data Collection ""; ""REFERENCES""

""4 General Results """"REFERENCES""; ""5 Examination of Basic Research Questions ""; ""QUESTION A""; ""QUESTION B""; ""QUESTION C""; ""QUESTION D""; ""QUESTION E""; ""REFERENCES""; ""6 Further Analyses of Examination Data ""; ""REFERENCE""; ""7 Review of Data Quality and Study Findings ""; ""DATA QUALITY""; ""CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER REVIEW OF RESULTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""8 Literature Review and Further Discussion of Findings ""; ""INFECTIOUS DISEASES""; ""MALIGNANT NEOPLASMS""; ""DIABETES""; ""OTHER ENDOCRINE DISEASES""; ""BLOOD DISEASES""; ""PSYCHIATRIC ILLNESSES (PSYCHOSES AND NEUROSES)""

""DISEASE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM (INCLUDING PERIPHERAL NERVE DISEASE)""""DISEASES OF THE SENSE ORGANS""; ""CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (INCLUDING HEART DISEASE, CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE, HYPERTENSION, AND OTHER CIRCULATORY DISEASES ""; ""ACUTE AND CHRONIC RESPIRATORY DISEASE""; ""DIGESTIVE DISEASES""; ""UROGENITAL DISEASES""; ""SKIN DISEASE""; ""ARTHRITIS AND OTHER MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES""; ""CONGENITAL CONDITIONS, SYMPTOMS AND ILL-DEFINED CONDITIONS, INJURY AND POISONING, AND FACTORS INFLUENCING HEALTH STATUS ""; ""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""9 Future Work ""; ""Appendixes""

""A VA Circulars """"B List of Site Visits to VA Medical Facilities (with Map) ""; ""C Detailed Diagnostic Data from the Medical Examination ""

Notes:

"A report for the Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610196258

9781280196256

1280196254

9780309537858

0309537851

9780585085319

0585085315

OCLC:

923266477