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WAR STRESS AND LATE-LIFE MORTALITY IN WORLD WAR II MALE CIVILIAN RESISTANCE VETERANS.
- Source :
- Psychological Reports; Apr2011, Vol. 108 Issue 2, p437-448, 12p, 1 Chart
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The mental and physical health of 146 Dutch males exposed to severe war stress during their young adulthood were examined in 1986-1987 when they were at ages 61 to 66 years. The veterans' data were compared with a randomly selected population-based sample of same-aged males. In 2005, 70% of the war stress veterans had died, and only 35% of the comparison group. The baseline quality of life was significantly poorer in the war stress veterans than in the comparison group. Baseline variables explained 42% of the increased risk of mortality among war stress veterans. Smoking was the largest single contributor to mortality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00332941
- Volume :
- 108
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Psychological Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 60989897
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2466/02.10.16.PR0.108.2.437-448