Psychological Problems Associated With Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom Deployment

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 349-359

  Scioli, Erica R ^a   Otis, John D ^a   Keane, Terence M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

combat; OEF OIF veterans; psychological factors; resources; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990381073     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827610362962     Document Type: Review

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