Stigma and Barriers to Care in Soldiers Postcombat

Psychological Services

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 108-116

  Wright, Kathleen M ^a   Cabrera, Oscar A ^a   Bliese, Paul D ^a   Adler, Amy B ^a   Hoge, Charles W ^a   Castro, Carl A ^b  

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

^b U S ARMY MEDICAL RESEARCH AND MATERIEL COMMAND   (United States)

Author keywords

barriers to care; combat soldiers; leadership; organizational climate; stigma

Indexed keywords

EID: 65649094856     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012620     Document Type: Article

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