Prevalence of painful musculoskeletal conditions in female and male veterans in 7 years after return from deployment in operation enduring freedom/operation Iraqi freedom

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-167

  Haskell, Sally G ^a,b   Ning, Yuming ^a,b   Krebs, Erin ^b,c,d   Goulet, Joseph ^a,b   Mattocks, Kristin ^a,b   Kerns, Robert ^a,b   Brandt, Cynthia ^a,b,e  

^a VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Roudebush VA Center on Implementing Evidence Based Practice   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e REGENSTRIEF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

musculoskeletal pain; veterans; women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; WAR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ARTHRALGIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84855854458     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318223d951     Document Type: Article

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