Relationship of psychiatric status to Gulf War veterans' health problems

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 532-540

  Wolfe, Jessica ^a,b   Proctor, Susan P ^a,b,c   Erickson, Darin J ^a   Heeren, Tim ^a,c   Friedman, Matthew J ^d,e   Huang, Mina T ^a   Sutker, Patricia B ^f   Vasterling, Jennifer J ^f   White, Roberta F ^a,b,c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office White River Junction   (United States)

^e DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Gulf War veterans; Health symptoms; Major depressive disorder; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

AGORAPHOBIA; ANXIETY NEUROSIS; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSTHYMIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBSESSION; PANIC; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL PHOBIA; SOLDIER; WAR;

EID: 0032775739     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199907000-00018     Document Type: Article

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