04052nam 2200637 a 450 991077879940332120230421033143.01-280-19625-497866101962580-309-53785-10-585-08531-5(CKB)110986584751226(EBL)3376841(SSID)ssj0000169539(PQKBManifestationID)11177816(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000169539(PQKBWorkID)10214833(PQKB)10258856(MiAaPQ)EBC3376841(Au-PeEL)EBL3376841(CaPaEBR)ebr10060410(OCoLC)923266477(EXLCZ)9911098658475122619921103d1992 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe health of former prisoners of war[electronic resource] results from the medical examination survey of former POWs of World War II and the Korean Conflict /by William Frank PageWashington, D.C. National Academy Press19921 online resource (v, 169 pages) map"A report for the Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine."0-309-04791-9 Includes bibliographical references.""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 ""Ex-prisoners of warHealth and hygieneWorld War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisonsKorean War, 1950-1953Prisoners and prisonsEx-prisoners of warHealth and hygiene.World War, 1939-1945Prisoners and prisons.Korean War, 1950-1953Prisoners and prisons.616.9/8Page William Frank1948-1475876National Research Council (U.S.).Medical Follow-up Agency.Institute of Medicine (U.S.)MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778799403321The health of former prisoners of war3736478UNINA