Long-term disability associated with war-related experience among Vietnam veterans

Medical Care

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 401-408

  Clarke, Philip M ^a   Gregory, Robert ^b   Salomon, Joshua A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

disability; mental health; veterans health; Vietnam war

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EAR DISEASE; EYE DISEASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SOLDIER; VETERAN; WAR; AGE; AUSTRALIA; DISABLED PERSON; HEALTH STATUS; INCIDENCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; WARFARE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AUSTRALIA; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WARFARE;

EID: 84928476477     PISSN: 00257079     EISSN: 15371948     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000336     Document Type: Article

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