Editorial
War and the Medical Profession
The relationship between the profession of arms and the profession of healing is a close one, dating from antiquity. Among the Greek heroes who...
Original Article
Effects of a Pre-Training Conditioning Programme on Basic Military Training Attrition Rates
The medical attrition rates of 4 cohorts of recruits undergoing basic military training (BMT) were studied. They were grouped as follows: Group A (n...
Original Article
Construction of a Screening Inventory for Major Mental Disorder in the Army
The development of a 29-item self-report inventory to screen for non-adaptiveness with an episode or a history of major mental disorder in the army...
Original Article
Burkholderia pseudomallei Infection in the Singapore Armed Forces from 1987 to 1994-An Epidemiological Review
Between 1987 and 1994, twenty-three cases of Burkholderia pseudomallei infection (melioidosis) were diagnosed in persons serving in the Singapore Armed Forces. There were four...
Original Article
Effects of Optical Correction Media on Contrast Sensitivity
Contrast sensitivity functions (CSFs) were obtained for 257 emmetropic subjects (514 eyes) and 35 contact lens users (64 eyes) in the Republic of Singapore...