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... It does not contain committee findings or recommendations because the committee has not yet conducted a systematic evaluation of the information presented by the speakers, nor has it reviewed the additional research conducted but not presented dunng the workshop. The topics covered included descriptive statistics of POW veterans' symptoms, complaints, and diagnoses; population and sample survey research; health databases within DVA and DoD; POW veteran research efforts In He United Kingdom; and reflections on the health of patients in Be DoD Specialized Care Program.
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