PTSD symptoms, hazardous drinking, and health functioning among U.S. OEF and OIF veterans presenting to primary care

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 108-111

  McDevitt Murphy, Meghan E ^a   Williams, Joah L ^a   Bracken, Katherine L ^a   Fields, Jordan A ^a   Monahan, Christopher J ^a   Murphy, James G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149165998     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20482     Document Type: Article

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