Post-traumatic stress disorder and health problems among medically ill Canadian peacekeeping veterans

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 366-372

  Richardson, J Don ^a   Pekevski, Jordan ^b   Elhai, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Military veterans; Post traumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MILITARY MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; VETERAN; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ADULT; CANADA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650160547     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: 14401614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00048670902721061     Document Type: Article

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