A dynamic model for posttraumatic stress disorder among U.S. Troops in operation Iraqi Freedom

Management Science

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1454-1468

  Atkinson, Michael P ^a   Guetz, Adam ^b   Wein, Lawrence M ^c  

^a NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Failure models; Military; Reliability; Shealth care

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE; FAILURE MODELS; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY; OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SHEALTH CARE; SURVEY DATA; THRESHOLD LEVELS; TIME LAG;

DYNAMIC MODELS; HEALTH RISKS; MILITARY OPERATIONS; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK PERCEPTION;

EID: 70349338882     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1090.1042     Document Type: Article

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