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Health (Morbidity) Study reports

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About the Vietnam Veterans Health (Morbidity) Study The Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans study, better known as the Vietnam Veterans Health Study, is the first comprehensive effort by an Australian Government to establish a complete health picture of Vietnam veterans and their families.
Corrigendum to Validation Study

Corrigendum to Morbidity of Vietnam veterans: A study of the health of Australia's Vietnam veteran community. Volume 3 Validation Study. December 1999.

Corrigendum released March 2001.

Volume 3: Validation Study

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: A study of the health of Australia's Vietnam veteran community. Volume 3 Validation Study. Released December 1999.

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Questions & Answers (Validation) Frequently asked questions and answers about the validation project.
Volume 2: Morbidity Study (Females)

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: A study of the health of Australia's Vietnam veteran community. Volume 2: Female Vietnam veterans survey and community comparison outcomes. December 1998.

Volume 1: Morbidity Study (Males)

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: A study of the health of Australia's Vietnam veteran community. Volume 1 Male Vietnam veterans survey and community comparison outcomes.
April 1998.

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Supplementary reports

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: Supplementary Report No. 3
Note: This is a link to the AIHW website.

Multiple sclerosis and motor neurone disease in Vietnam veterans. Released May 2001.

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: Supplementary Report No. 2
Note: This is a link to the AIHW website.


Adrenal gland cancer, leukaemia and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Revised Edition October 2001.

Response to a recommendation from the Validation Study report that cancers reported as "other" be further investigated and that leukaemia subtypes be investigated.

Supplementary Report No 1: Suicide in Vietnam Veterans' Children
Note: This is a link to the AIHW website.

Morbidity of Vietnam Veterans: Supplementary Report No.1: Suicide in Vietnam Veterans' Children. Released 7 August 2000.

Response to a recommendation in the Validation Study report that suicide in veterans' children be further investigated.

Vietnam Veterans' Children Support Program: Spina bifida manifesta and cleft lip/palate assistance

Information on assistance available for children of Vietnam Veterans with spina bifida manifesta or cleft lip/palate.

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Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW)

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare is an independent health and welfare statistics and information agency in the Commonwealth of Australia's Health and Family Services portfolio.

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