Time, gender, and regional trends in the application for service-related post-traumatic stress disorder disability benefits, 1980-1998

Military Medicine

Volumn 168, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 662-670

  Murdoch, Maureen ^a   Nelson, David B ^a   Fortier, Larry ^a  

^a VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR FORCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; NAVY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SAILOR; SEX ROLE; VIET NAM;

EID: 0041573366     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/168.8.662     Document Type: Article

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