Alcohol use and misuse within the military: A review

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 166-172

  Jones, Edgar ^a   Fear, Nicola T ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AFGHANISTAN; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARMY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; IRAQ; LIFE STRESS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; MILITARY SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIET NAM; WAR;

AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 79955551293     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2010.550868     Document Type: Review

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