Stress-induced somatization in spouses of deployed and nondeployed servicemen

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 332-339

  Burton, Tracy ^a   Farley, David ^a   Rhea, Anthony ^a  

^a Army Nurse Corps   (United States)

Author keywords

Deployment; Lazarus and Folkman; Somatization; Spouses

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SPOUSE; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; SPOUSES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650341276     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00411.x     Document Type: Article

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