Design and methods of the national Vietnam veterans longitudinal study

International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 186-203

  Schlenger, William E ^a   Corry, Nida H ^a   Kulka, Richard A ^c   Williams, Christianna S ^a   Henn Haase, Clare ^b   Marmar, Charles R ^b  

^a ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Methodology; PTSD; Trauma; Vietnam veterans

Indexed keywords

AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; VETERAN; WAR;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COHORT STUDIES; COMBAT DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VETERANS; VIETNAM CONFLICT;

EID: 84940787345     PISSN: 10498931     EISSN: 15570657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.1469     Document Type: Article

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