Screening for physical and psychological illness in the British Armed Forces: II: Barriers to screening - learning from the opinions of service personnel

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 153-157

  French, C ^b   Rona, R J ^a,b   Jones, M ^b   Wesseley, S ^c  

^a Capital House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Acad Dept of Psychol Medicine

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PROFESSIONAL SECRECY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRUST; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRUST;

EID: 4644305994     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0969141041732247     Document Type: Article

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