附註:"A report for the Medical Follow-up Agency, Institute of Medicine."
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
摘要:"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."--Publisher's description
