Alcohol misuse and functional impairment in the UK Armed Forces: A population-based study

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 108, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 37-42

  Rona, Roberto J ^a   Jones, Margaret ^a   Fear, Nicola T ^a   Hull, Lisa ^a   Hotopf, Matthew ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol dependence; Alcohol related harm; Functional impairment; Military; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychiatric comorbidity; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARMY; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SHORT FORM 36; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOLISM; COMBAT DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; ODDS RATIO; PROFESSIONAL IMPAIRMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649178740     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2009.11.014     Document Type: Article

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