The changing profile of disability in the U.S. Army: 1981-2005

Disability and Health Journal

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 14-24

  Bell, Nicole S ^a,b   Schwartz, Carolyn E ^a,c,d   Harford, Thomas ^b   Hollander, Ilyssa E ^a   Amoroso, Paul J ^e,f  

^a Social Sectors Development Strategies Inc   (United States)

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

^c DeltaQuest Foundation Inc   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Army; Disability; Injury; Musculoskeletal; TAIHOD; VASRD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARMY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOLDIER; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; TREND STUDY; UNITED STATES; WORK DISABILITY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; TIME; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 41249095760     PISSN: 19366574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dhjo.2007.11.007     Document Type: Article

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