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High Rate of PTSD in Returning Iraq War Veterans
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Title High Rate of PTSD in Returning Iraq War Veterans
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/565407?src=rss
Description A minimum of 300,000 psychiatric casualties are expected to result among the veterans who have served in Iraq to date, with an estimated lifetime treatment cost of $660 billion. Medscape Medical News
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Date Nov 6, 2007
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