Disease Rates in the Military during the 1970's,
Abstract
Morbidity data from the official publications of the Surgeons General of the United States Army, Air Force, and Navy for the years 1970-1979 are selected, posted, studied and discussed. Disease rate comparisons between the three services, between diseases and disease categories, between the sexes, and over time were made possible from observation of plotted trend lines and from compiled tables. It was discovered that comparability within and among the three data bases was compromised by a number of conditions, policies, and circumstances, thus impeding the strength and reliability of the emergent substantive findings in the study. A plea is made for formation of an inter-service task force to study and recommend consolidation of a unified data base to enable the conduct of research in military epidemiology and in military medical resources management. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 02, 1981
- Accession Number
- ADA097612
Entities
People
- William E. Datel
Organizations
- Walter Reed Army Institute of Research