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Spouses of Persian Gulf War I veterans: medical evaluation of a U.S. cohort.
- Source :
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Military Medicine . Jul2006, Vol. 171 Issue 7, p613-618. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- Ten years after the 1991 Persian Gulf War (GW I), a comprehensive evaluation of a national cohort of deployed veterans (DV) demonstrated a higher prevalence of several medical conditions, in comparison to a similarly identified cohort of nondeployed veterans (NDV). The present study determined the prevalence of medical conditions among nonveteran spouses of these GW I DV and NDV. A cohort of 490 spouses of GW I DV and 537 spouses of GW I NDV underwent comprehensive face-to-face examinations. No significant differences in health were detected except that spouses of DV were less likely to have one or more of a group of six common skin conditions. We conclude that, 10 years after GW I, the general physical health of spouses of GW I DV is similar to that of spouses of NDV. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00264075
- Volume :
- 171
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Military Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 106351911
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.7205/milmed.171.7.613