Sexual Trauma and Adverse Health and Occupational Outcomes Among Men Serving in the U.S. Military

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 132-140

  Millegan, Jeffrey ^a   Wang, Lawrence ^a,b   Leardmann, Cynthia A ^a,b   Miletich, Derek ^a   Street, Amy E ^c,d  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b HENRY M JACKSON FOUNDATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF MILITARY MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; SOLDIER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL HARASSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84960539207     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.22081     Document Type: Article

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