War-related stress exposure and mortality: A meta-analysis

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1499-1509

  Roelfs, David ^a   Shor, Eran ^b   Davidson, Karina ^c   Schwartz, Joseph ^a,c  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Combatneurosis; Meta analysis; Mortality determinants; Psychological stress; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CAUSE OF DEATH; META-ANALYSIS; MILITARY INTERVENTION; MORTALITY RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; WAR;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FOLLOW UP; HAZARD RATIO; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PRISONERS; PRIVATE SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED STATES; WAR;

VIET NAM;

EID: 78649781258     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyq132     Document Type: Article

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