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We looked at the reasons why Vietnam veterans were hospitalised. The aim was to see what conditions were common, and especially if any could be prevented.

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This was the first complete census of a Vietnam veteran cohort. The results reveal an ongoing problem with drugs and alcohol, with smoking a likely contributor to increased rates of admission with respiratory disease and renal failure.

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This page is a summary of: Health conditions in a cohort of New Zealand Vietnam veterans: hospital admissions between 1988 and 2009, BMJ Open, December 2015, BMJ,
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-008409.
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