Are veterans healthier? Military service and health at age 40 in the all-volunteer era

Social Science Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 326-335

  Teachman, Jay ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Military service; NLSY 79; SF 12

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149470252     PISSN: 0049089X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssresearch.2010.04.009     Document Type: Article

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