Suicide risk among 1.3 million veterans who were on active duty during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars

Annals of Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 96-100

  Kang, Han K ^a   Bullman, Tim A ^b   Smolenski, Derek J ^c   Skopp, Nancy A ^c   Gahm, Gregory A ^c   Reger, Mark A ^c  

^a Institute for Clinical Research   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c National Center for Telehealth and Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Hazard ratios; Iraq and afghanistan wars; Standardized mortality ratios; Suicide; Veterans

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; AGE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IRAQ; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX; SUICIDE; VETERAN; WAR; ADULT; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003-2011; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUICIDE; VETERANS;

EID: 84924656312     PISSN: 10472797     EISSN: 18732585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2014.11.020     Document Type: Article

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