A new strategy to address loss of submarine qualifications in submariners who are Helicobacter pylori positive and diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease : background to the change in policy /

PROBLEM: It was USN policy to disqualify submariners from returning to submarine duty for two years following a peptic ulcer. This resulted in a loss of experienced personnel which was considered to be unnecessary given the current medical advances in peptic ulcer therapy. This is an evaluation of t...

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