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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970658703321

Titolo

National Center for Military Deployment Health Research / / Lyla M. Hernandez, Catharyn T. Liverman, and Merwyn R. Greenlick, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999

ISBN

9780309184410

030918441X

9780309558235

0309558239

9780309528535

0309528534

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (62 pages)

Collana

The compass series

Altri autori (Persone)

HernandezLyla M

LivermanCatharyn T

GreenlickMerwyn R

Disciplina

355.3/45/072073

Soggetti

Veterans - Medical care - United States

Medicine - Research - United States

War - Medical aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 49-50).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Background""; ""3 Findings""; ""4 Recommendations""; ""5 Conclusion""; ""REFERENCES""; ""APPENDIX A Workshop Agenda""; ""APPENDIX B Public Law 105-368: The Veterans Program Enhancement Act of 1998, Sec. 103. National Center on War-Related Illnesses and Post-Deployment Health Issues""

Sommario/riassunto

Concerns about the health of veterans of recent military conflicts have given rise to broader questions regarding the health consequences of service in any major military engagement. The Veterans Program Enhancement Act of 1998 directed the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academy of Sciences to help develop a plan for establishing' a national center (or centers) for the study of war-related illnesses and postdeployment health issues. In



response to this legislation, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) asked the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to convene a committee of experts. The charge to the committee was to (1) assist the VA in developing a plan for establishing a national center (or centers) for the study of war-related illnesses and postdeployment health issues, and (2) assess preliminary VA plans and make recommendations regarding such efforts.