The health and physical readiness of army reservists: A current review of the literature and significant research questions

Military Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 283-287

  Wynd, Christine A ^a,b   Ryan Wenger, Nancy A ^c,d,e  

^a 914th Combat Support Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKRON   (United States)

^c Army Reserve Repr Tri Serv N

^d 914th Combat Support Hospital

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARMY; FITNESS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MOTIVATION; REVIEW; SMOKING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0031978066     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/163.5.283     Document Type: Review

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