Australian veterans - Identification of mental health issues

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 98-101

  Hodson, Stephanie ^a   McFarlane, Alexander ^a,b  

^a Department of Veterans' Affairs ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFESPAN; MENTAL HEALTH; STIGMA; TRANSCULTURAL CARE; VETERAN; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; WAR;

ARMED CONFLICTS; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SOCIAL STIGMA; VETERANS;

EID: 84962301725     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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