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Battle Wounds Haunt Dutch Veterans a Decade After Afghanistan Deployment

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This is a correction notice for a previously published study that examined the long-term health outcomes of Dutch military personnel who sustained combat injuries during deployment in Afghanistan. The original study tracked these servicemembers over a ten-year period to assess the lasting physical and psychological impacts of their battle injuries. As a correction notice, this document addresses errors or updates to the original research findings.


Understanding the long-term consequences of combat injuries is essential for improving veteran healthcare services and developing effective rehabilitation programs. This research provides valuable data for military medical systems to better anticipate and address the ongoing needs of injured servicemembers years after their deployment.


by Benjamin L. Turner, Thijs T. C. F. van Dongen, Floris Idenburg, Loes de Kruijff, Eelco P. Huizinga, Eric Vermetten, Erik Hoencamp, Rigo Hoencamp

Source: Correction: Long-term impact of battle injuries; Ten-year follow-up of Dutch servicemembers injured in Afghanistan