Comparison of Comorbid Physical Illnesses among Veterans with PTSD and Veterans with Alcohol Dependence

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-85

  David, Daniella ^a,b   Woodward, Claudia ^d   Esquenazi, Jose ^d   Mellman, Thomas A ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIPID;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; LIVER DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSIS, DUAL (PSYCHIATRY); FLORIDA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 0346099312     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ps.55.1.82     Document Type: Article

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