Risk factors for mental, physical, and functional health in Gulf War veterans

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 395-408

  King, Lynda A ^a,b,c,e   King, Daniel W ^a,b,c   Bolton, Elisa E ^d   Knight, Jeffrey A ^a,b   Vogt, Dawne S ^a,b  

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

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR PTSD   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory; Depression; Environmental agents; Functional health status; Gulf War illnesses; Perceived threat; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Rehabilitation; Risk factors; Veteran health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; DEPLOYMENT RISK AND RESILIENCE INVENTORY; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS; FUNCTIONAL HEALTH STATUS; GULF WAR ILLNESSES; PERCEIVED THREAT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REHABILITATION; RISK FACTORS; VETERAN HEALTH;

HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARDS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; PATIENT REHABILITATION; RISK MANAGEMENT;

HEALTH RISKS;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARMY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; THREAT; VETERAN; WAR; HEALTH STATUS; MENTAL DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; COMBAT DISORDERS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GULF WAR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSIAN GULF SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 63249100926     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2007.06.0081     Document Type: Article

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