Physical health status of female Veterans: Contributions of sex partnership and in-military rape

Psychosomatic Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 916-924

  Booth, Brenda M ^a,b   Davis, Teri D ^c   Cheney, Ann M ^a,b   Mengeling, Michelle A ^d   Torner, James C ^e   Sadler, Anne G ^d  

^a CENTRAL ARKANSAS VETERANS HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

chronic pain; female veterans; in military rape; lesbian health; PTSD; substance use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IN MILITARY RAPE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; MILITARY SERVICE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RAPE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SHORT FORM 12; TELECONSULTATION; VETERAN;

EID: 84870235886     PISSN: 00333174     EISSN: 15347796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31827078e2     Document Type: Article

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