Family perceptions of post-deployment healthcare needs of Iraq/Afghanistan military personnel

Mental Health in Family Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 135-143

  Zeber, John E ^a   Noel, Polly H ^b   Pugh, Mary Jo ^b   Copeland, Laurel A ^a   Parchman, Michael L ^b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Combat disorders; Community health veterans; Iraq War 2003; OEF; OIF; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARMY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; DIVORCE; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOTRAUMA; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLDIER; VETERAN;

EID: 78751494231     PISSN: 1756834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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