Social support among women veterans

Journal of Women and Aging

Volumn 12, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 39-62

  Cotten, Shelia R ^a   Skinner, Katherine M ^b,c   Sullivan, Lisa M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Military eras; Social support; Women veterans

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 0033660603     PISSN: 08952841     EISSN: 15407322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J074v12n01_04     Document Type: Article

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