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Guarantor: MAJ Michael R. Bell, MC USA

Contributors: MAJ Michael R. Bell, MC USA*; LTC Elspeth Cameron Ritchie, MC USA[dagger]

*Department of Preventive Medicine and Biometrics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD 20814.

[dagger]Program Director, Mental Health Policy and Women's Issues, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs, Falls Church, VA 22041-3206.

The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not represent those of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense.

This manuscript was received for review in July 2002. The revised manuscript was accepted for publication in January 2003.

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