@article{ref1,
title="Associations between repeated deployments to OEF/OIF/OND, October 2001-December 2010, and post-deployment illnesses and injuries, active component, U.S. Armed Forces",
journal="Medical surveillance monthly report",
year="2011",
author="",
volume="18",
number="7",
pages="2-11",
abstract="Since 2001, 1,347,731 U.S. military members have deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq; of these, approximately 40% deployed to Afghanistan or Iraq more than once. We assessed relationships between multiple deployments and diagnoses of diseases and injuries (as defined by 3-digit ICD-9-CM codes) among all male and female deployers within one year after returning from first through fifth deployments. For most illnesses and injuries, the proportions of deployers affected within one year post-deployment hardly varied in relation to the number of prior deployments. Back and joint disorders, sleep disorders, hypercholesterolemia, hypertension, chronic sinusitis, and allergic rhinitis were &quot;excessive&quot; among repeat compared to first-time deployers. Some conditions may be caused or exacerbated by repeat wartime deployments. On the other hand, repeat deployments may select for the most inherently resilient service members and/or incrementally increase the resilience of repeat deployers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2158-0111",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}