Alcohol use and selected health conditions of 1991 gulf war veterans: Survey results, 2003-2005

Preventing Chronic Disease

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Coughlin, Steven S ^a   Kang, Han K ^a   Mahan, Clare M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE SYNDROME, CHRONIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GULF WAR; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 80051934295     PISSN: 15451151     EISSN: 21665435     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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