DoD Launches Study of Female Vietnam Vets Health and Impact of War

DoD to Study the Impact of Wartime Deployment on Women's Health and Mental Outcomes 12/21/09. WASHINGTON, DC—As women Vietnam veterans approach their mid-60s, physicians are finding it more important to understand the impact of wartime deployment on their health and mental outcomes nearly 40 years after service on this under-researched demographic. To try to fill in those research gaps, the DoD is launching a comprehensive study of women veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War, exploring the effects of their military service on their health. U.S. Medicine