Cause-Specific Mortality Risks Through 2016, Among U.S. Veterans of the Southwest Asia Theater
T Bullman, A Schneiderman Introduction Much of the research on the post-deployment mortality of veterans who deployed as part of Operations Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) has focused on the risk of suicide among returning veterans.1-2 To date, mortality studies of OEF/OIF/OND veterans have not included analysis of specific disease-related mortality. While […]
Systematic Review of The Impact of Deployment on Respiratory Function of Contemporary International and Australian Veterans’
H Ighani, E Lawrence-Wood, SJ Neuhaus, A McFarlane Abstract Current international literature suggests a higher prevalence of respiratory conditions in military personnel during and following deployment to the Middle East for reasons that are not well understood. Therefore, a systematic review of research into the impacts of deployment on respiratory function among international and Australian […]