Long-term consequences of upper extremity peripheral neuropathy in former Vietnam prisoners of war

From: Military Medicine | Date: September 1, 2002| Author: Holmboe, Eric S | Copyright information

Background: At the time of repatriation in 1973, a substantial number of Vietnam prisoners of war (POWs) were diagnosed with upper extremity peripheral neuropathy (UEPN). Objective: To assess the long-term functional consequences of UEPN among former Vietnam POWs diagnosed with UEPN at repatriation. Subjects: Former POWs with an International Classification of Diseases, Eighth Revision, code of peripheral neuropathy identified from a central database registry. Methods: Cross-sectional survey....

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