A longitudinal study of retirement in older male veterans

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 561-566

  Schnurr, Paula P ^a,d   Sengupta, Anjana ^a,d   Lunney, Carole A ^b,d   Spiro III, Avron ^c  

^a DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b National Center for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder   (United States)

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

^d VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MODEL; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RETIREMENT; SOLDIER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETIREMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS;

EID: 21244474815     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.561     Document Type: Article

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