Did Vietnam veterans get sicker in the 1990s? The complicated effects of military service on self-reported health

Journal of Public Economics

Volumn 94, Issue 11-12, 2010, Pages 824-837

  Angrist, Joshua D ^a   Chen, Stacey H ^b   Frandsen, Brigham R ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability insurance; Employment; Health; Military service; PTSD

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049475061     PISSN: 00472727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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