Medical Care for Interned Enemy Aliens
A Role for the US Public Health Service in World War II
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11024196 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Louis Fiset (The author is with the University of Washington School of Dentistry, Seattle., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1644-1654 |
| Publication date | 2003-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.93.10.1644 |
| PMID | 14534217 |
| OpenAlex | W1984691589 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
During World War II, the US Public Health Service (USPHS) administered health care to 19 000 enemy aliens and Axis merchant seamen interned by the Justice Department through its branch, the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS). The Geneva Prisoners of War Convention of 1929, which the United States applied to civilian internees, provided guidelines for belligerent nations regarding humanitarian treatment of prisoners of war, including for their health. The INS forged an agreement with the USPHS to meet these guidelines for the German, Italian, and Japanese internees and, in some cases, their families. Chronic shortages and crowded camps continuously challenged USPHS administrators. Nevertheless, the USPHS offered universal access to care and provided treatment often exceeding care received by many American citizens
Adversary · Belligerent · Citizenship · Convention · Criminology · Health care · Immigration · Naturalization · Political science · Politics · Public health · Service (business) · Sociology · World War II · Historical and Scientific Studies · Historical Psychiatry and Medical Practices · Law · Medical History and Research · Medicine · Nursing
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2018 (5) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |