Post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic fatigue syndrome-like illness among gulf war veterans: A population-based survey of 30,000 veterans

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 141-148

  Kang, Han K ^a   Natelson, Benjamin H ^a   Mahan, Clare M ^a   Lee, Kyung Y ^b   Murphy, Frances M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatigue syndrome, chronic; Persian Gulf syndrome; Stress disorders, post traumatic; Veterans

Indexed keywords

FATIGUE; HEALTH IMPACT; STRESS; WAR;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOLDIER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 0037438677     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwf187     Document Type: Article

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