Commentary: Women in combat and the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder and depression

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 327-329

  Hoge, Charles W ^a   Clark, Julie C ^a   Castro, Carl A ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; NOTE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM; WAR;

COMBAT DISORDERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34447338322     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym013     Document Type: Note

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