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Health risks for Afghan vets exaggerated, new Defence-sponsored research says
The risk of a "tsunami" of post-traumatic stress disorder victims from the war in Afghanistan has been downplayed in new Defence-sponsored research.
The Prospective Health Study of troops deployed in 2010/11 found that just 1.9 per cent of participants exhibited symptoms of PTSD following their deployment.
Some experts have warned of rates of 10 per cent or more.
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