Screening for physical and psychological illness in the British Armed Forces: I: The acceptability of the programme

Journal of Medical Screening

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 148-152

  Rona, R J ^a,b   Jones, M ^b   French, C ^b   Hooper, R ^b   Wessely, 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

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MILITARY PSYCHIATRY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 4644333922     PISSN: 09691413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0969141041732193     Document Type: Article

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