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Summary
Service records from 9,324 Vietnam and 8,989 non-Vietnam Veterans and several administrative databases were used to compare the post-service mortality of Vietnam to non-Vietnam Veterans through the year 2000. Comparing Vietnam and non-Vietnam Veterans, there was no difference in death from any cause after the first five years of discharge.
Citation
Boehmer, T.K.C., Flanders, W.D., McGeehin, M.A., Boyle, C. & Barrett, D.H. (2004). Postservice mortality in Vietnam Veterans: 30-year follow-up. Archives of Internal Medicine, 164, 1908-1916.