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General Practice: The Integrative Approach is a contemporary colossus of Australian textbooks of general practice. For GPs wanting a wide-ranging general practice reference, then the first edition of the General Practice: The Integrative Approach is one of the most current of the major textbooks and one which is highly relevant to general practice in Australia…. Read more »
Reprinted from History of the South Korean Army Dental Corps, p. 386-389 In September 1952, Lieutenant Colin J. Wilson volunteered to replace Captain Alan H. Cull who had spent two years in Korea and was due for replacement. Lieutenant Wilson travelled to Korea via Japan in December 1952 and took command of the NZ Mobile… Read more »
Reprinted from History of the South Koran Army Dental Corps p. 376-385 In 1950, when the security Council of UNO asked member nations to provide forces for service in Korea, the New Zealand (NZ) Government announced it would recruit about one thousand men. The main component of the force was a field artillery regiment equipped… Read more »
A Leavy Reprinted from: Aust Mil Med 1998; 7(1): 21-23 The comedy/drama MASH, which concerned thelives of Ameriean army medical staff stationed just behind the front lines in the Korean War, was one of the most successful television programs of the 1970’s. During it’s eleven year history it presented an enormous range of issues from the essentials of… Read more »
Many of the modern principles of combat health support were displayed in the critical 1942 Kokoda campaign of the 2/4th Field Ambulance. The photographic collection and war diary of a member of this Field Ambulance, Captain Alan Watson, Dental Officer, AAMC, provides a unique illustrated view of the essential and difficult work of the 2/4th… Read more »
This paper examines health and wellbeing issues that emerged in a systematic review of the war, peacekeeping and peacemaking experiences of female veterans. Research questions that informed the search were: firstly, what is known about the experiences of female veterans, and in particular, military nurses; and secondly, what influences the perceptions of a veteran of… Read more »
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Abstract There is an increased incidence of maxillofacial trauma in conflicts of the 21st century in comparison to those of the 20th century. This is attributed to the asymmetrical nature of modern war with the increased use of improvised explosive devices and improved thoraco-abdominal protection provided by current body armour. This paper aims to briefly… Read more »
The Korean War remains “the forgotten war” despite being the proving ground for such innovations as helicopter casualty evacuation and the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH), both of which would see much development and action in the Vietnam War. The Korean War was also a turning point in the recognition of dentally qualified face and… Read more »
Abstract Background: Nationwide surveys in the United States found that certain health-related factors, in particular cigarette smoking and obesity, were more prevalent in veterans than in non-veterans. Purpose: The objective of this paper was to compare health-related characteristics and dietary intakes between veterans and non-veterans in the Multiethnic Cohort. Materials and Methods: The cohort participants… Read more »
Over sixty years ago, at 4 AM on 25 June 1950, North Korea invaded South Korea. Australian forces were committed rapidly, with the Australian Government sending HMAS Shoalhaven and HMAS Bataan to assist on 29 June, No. 77 Mustang Fighter Squadron on 30 June and 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment on 26 July 1950. Welcome… Read more »
Welcome to the latest edition of the Journal of Military and Veterans’ Health. In March, the AMMA council met for its biannual face to face meeting at the Crown Conference Centre for what was a very full agenda and I wish to share with you a number of important outcomes. • The membership sub-committee investigated… Read more »
