World War II
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Care and meaning in war zone nursing.

29 Nov 2009 During the past century, nurses have served as caregivers for United States military personnel in every major theater of war. Military nurses in the war zone deliver patient care while working in austere conditions, and are under constant threat of ... Read more...

Cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II.

24 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Israeli Jews of European origin have high incidence rates of all cancers, and many of them were exposed to severe famine and stress during World War II. We assessed cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II. METHODS: ... Read more...

The 150th anniversary of Nagasaki University School of Medicine: recovery from the atomic disaster and evolution of the department of neurosurgery.

30 Aug 2009 NAGASAKI IS LOCATED on the western edge of Japan, closer to the Asian continent. Because of this geographical proximity, Nagasaki became a gateway for the introduction of continental culture and civilization to Japan. After the port of Nagasaki was ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'World War II'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Care and meaning in war zone nursing. 29 Nov 2009
• Cancer incidence in Israeli Jewish survivors of World War II. 24 Oct 2009
• Cancer risk from extreme stressors: lessons from European Jewish survivors of World War II. 24 Oct 2009
• The 150th anniversary of Nagasaki University School of Medicine: recovery from the atomic disaster and evolution of the department of neurosurgery. 30 Aug 2009
• [The Second World War] 29 Jun 2009
• Exposure to severe wartime conditions in early life is associated with an increased risk of irritable bowel syndrome: a population-based cohort study. 7 Jun 2009
• How negative experiences shape long-term food preferences. Fifty years from the World War II combat front. 30 May 2009
• Identification of skeletal remains of Communist Armed Forces victims during and after World War II: combined Y-chromosome (STR) and MiniSTR approach. 30 May 2009
• [The fighter pilot who was a wizard at children's books and rehab] 30 May 2009
• [Trachoma in Nyíregyháza (Hungary) between the two World Wars] 15 May 2009
• Impact of forced displacement during World War II on the present-day mental health of the elderly: a population-based study. 9 May 2009
• [The interwar years] 29 Apr 2009
• Epidemiology and predisposing factors of obesity in Greece: from the Second World War until today. 29 Apr 2009
• [Performance of the hospital for slightly injured in providing medical services for offensive operations by the 1st Ukrainian front (1944-1945)] 29 Apr 2009
• [Resorts and sanatoriums in treatment of ill and wounded persons during the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945] 29 Apr 2009
• Long-term effects of the British evacuation of children during World War 2 on their adult mental health. 29 Apr 2009
• [Mustard gas bombs found astray in the Faxaflói bay. Mustard gas: usage and poisonings] 29 Apr 2009
• Margaret Utinsky. 29 Apr 2009
• Forensic DNA challenges: replacing numbers with names of Fosse Ardeatine's victims. 15 Apr 2009
• Biographical sketch: F. John Gillingham. 30 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'World War II'

Definition: Global conflict involving countries of Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America that occurred between 1939 and 1945.

Descriptor UI: D047789

Alternative terms: World War II; War II, World; 2nd World War; 2nd World Wars; War, 2nd World; Wars, 2nd World; World War, 2nd; World Wars, 2nd; Second World War; Second World Wars; War, Second World; Wars, Second World; World War, Second; World Wars, Second; World War, 1939-1945; 1939-1945 World War; War, 1939-1945 World; World War, 1939 1945;

Tree Number: K01.400.504.968.901;

History Note: 2005