Exposure to missile attacks: The impact of the Persian Gulf War on physical health, health behaviours and psychological distress in high and low risk areas in Israel

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1039-1047

  Soskolne, Varda ^b   Baras, Mario ^b   Palti, Hava ^b   Epstein, Leon ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Civilian population; Israel; Physical health; Psychological distress; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; RELIGION; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SOMATIZATION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GULF WAR; HEALTH IMPACT; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; MISSILE THREAT; PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS; SCUD MISSILE;

ISRAEL, JERUSALEM; ISRAEL, TEL AVIV;

EID: 0029669702     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00215-4     Document Type: Article

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