Military sexual assault (MSA) among veterans in Southern California: Associations with physical health, psychological health, and risk behaviors

Traumatology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 223-234

  Schuyler, Ashley C ^a   Kintzle, Sara ^a   Lucas, Carrie L ^a,b   Moore, Hadass ^a   Castro, Carl A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b USAF   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral health; Military sexual trauma (MST); Sexual assault; Veterans

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008225298     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/trm0000098     Document Type: Article

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