Stress and mental health status associated with peacekeeping duty for New Zealand Defence Force personnel

Stress Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 235-241

  MacDonald, Carol ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mental health; Military personnel; Peacekeeping; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; SOLDIER; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032849922     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199910)15:4<235::AID-SMI819>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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