The impact of deployment length on the health and well-being of military personnel: A systematic review of the literature

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 69-76

  Buckman, Joshua E J ^a   Sundin, Josefin ^a   Greene, Talya ^a   Fear, Nicola T ^a   Dandeker, Christopher ^a   Greenberg, Neil ^a   Wessely, Simon ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; ORGANIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLDIER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WELLBEING;

FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; WAR;

EID: 78651380842     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2009.054692     Document Type: Review

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