Health status, somatization, and severity of posttraumatic stress disorder in Vietnam combat veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 155, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 1565-1569

  Beckham, Jean C ^a   Moore, Scott D ^b   Feldman, Michelle E ^b   Hertzberg, Michael A ^b   Kirby, Angela C ^b   Fairbank, John A ^b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOLDIER; SOMATIZATION;

EID: 0031729948     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.155.11.1565     Document Type: Article

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