Military fitness class of Finnish 18-year-old men. Prediction of military fitness class at call-up with the YASR and sociodemographic factors

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-63

  Multimäki, Petteri ^a   Parkkola, K ^a   Sourander, A ^a   Haavisto, A ^a   Nikolakaros, G ^a   Helenius, H ^a  

^a Archipelago Sea Naval Command   (Finland)

Author keywords

Military psychiatry; Personnel selection; Questionnaires

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG ABUSE; FAMILY LIFE; FINLAND; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREDICTION; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOLDIER;

ADOLESCENT; DEMOGRAPHY; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 11244273135     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-005-0847-8     Document Type: Article

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