Effects of repeated deployment to Iraq and Afghanistan on the health of New Jersey army national guard troops: Implications for military readiness

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 276-283

  Kline, Anna ^d   Falca Dodson, Maria ^a   Sussner, Bradley ^d   Ciccone, Donald S ^b   Chandler, Helena ^d   Callahan, Lanora ^c   Losonczy, Miklos ^d  

^a New Jersey Department of Military and Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^b University of Medicine   (United States)

^c University of Medicine   (United States)

^d DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR; WORK CAPACITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW JERSEY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 75749116817     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2009.162925     Document Type: Article

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