History of military service and the risk of suicidal ideation: Findings from the 2008 National Survey on Drug Use and Health

Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 554-561

  White, Richard ^a   Barber, Catherine ^a   Azrael, Deb ^a   Mukamal, Kenneth J ^b   Miller, Matthew ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; VETERANS;

EID: 80053603452     PISSN: 03630234     EISSN: 1943278X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1943-278X.2011.00053.x     Document Type: Review

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