Mental and physical health status and alcohol and drug use following return from deployment to Iraq or Afghanistan

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 102, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Eisen, Susan V ^a,b   Schultz, Mark R ^a   Vogt, Dawne ^c,d   Glickman, Mark E ^a,b   Elwy, A Rani ^a,b   Drainoni, Mari Lynn ^a,b   Osei Bonsu, Princess E ^a,b   Martin, James ^e  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; VETERANS;

EID: 84857349391     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2011.300609     Document Type: Article

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