Abstract
THE following material is a report of diseases and defects of the ear, nose, throat and oral cavity in 344,134 applicants for pilot, navigator and bombardier training, found on examination at Army Air Force classification centers and Army Air Force basic training centers. Previous physical examinations for aircrew training had been made on these men at other Army medical facilities (armed force induction center, Army Air Force bases and similar centers). Consequently, the diseases and defects found at this examination developed subsequent to the previous examinations, were overlooked or had not been considered severe enough for disqualification at the original examination. Owing to the selectivity of this group, the incidence of diseases and defects found do not represent those of similar diseases and defects in a cross section of the general male population between the ages of 18 and 26 (age limits for aircrew training). Because of the large number
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