Is Gulf War syndrome due to stress? The evidence reexamined

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 695-703

  Haley, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat disorders; Meta analysis; Persian Gulf syndrome; Psychiatric status rating scales; Psychological; Sensitivity and specificity; Stress; Stress disorders post traumatic; Veterans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMETRY; WAR;

EID: 0030859571     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009343     Document Type: Article

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