Christine McClintock

Articles by Christine McClintock


The Australian Defence Deployment Health Surveillance Program – InterFET Pilot

Introduction In 1999, the then Minister for Defence Science and Personnel, Minister Bruce Scott, announced that health reviews would be conducted for all Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel on future overseas deployments. Traditionally deployment health studies have been retrospective studies examining health issues that have arisen from veterans’ concerns on return from deployment. The Deployment… Read more »

By Annette Dobson , Christine McClintock , Adrian Barnett , Sonya Bennett , Bradley McCall and Susanne Connor In   Issue Volume 16 No. 1 Doi No https://doi-ds.org/doilink/11.2021-94241458/JMVH Vol 16 No 1

Health Surveillance

An international comparison of approaches to health surveillance in military populations Historically the long term health impacts of overseas military service have been investigated retrospectively, usually in a context of veterans seeking recognition and compensation for adverse outcomes potentially associated with service. Internationally the focus is now shifting to one of prospective studies commencing prior to or shortly after return from overseas deployment… Read more »

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