Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative | Zendy

Donna L. Washington | Zendy; Chloe E. Bird | Zendy; Michael J. LaMonte | Zendy; Karen M. Goldstein | Zendy; Eileen RillamasSun | Zendy; Marcia L. Stefanick | Zendy; Nancy Fúgate Woods | Zendy; Lori A. Bastian | Zendy; Margery Gass | Zendy; Julie C. Weitlauf | Zendy

AI Assistant Blog Pricing

Home ZAIA Blog

Open Access

Military Generation and Its Relationship to Mortality in Women Veterans in the Women’s Health Initiative

Author(s) -

Donna L. Washington,

Chloe E. Bird,

Michael J. LaMonte,

Karen M. Goldstein,

Eileen RillamasSun,

Marcia L. Stefanick,

Nancy Fúgate Woods,

Lori A. Bastian,

Margery Gass,

Julie C. Weitlauf

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnv669

Subject(s) - medicine , demography , hazard ratio , vietnam war , proportional hazards model , mortality rate , gerontology , cohort , cohort study , confidence interval , sociology , political science , law

Women's military roles, exposures, and associated health outcomes have changed over time. However, mortality risk-within military generations or compared with non-Veteran women-has not been assessed. Using data from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), we examined all-cause and cause-specific mortality by Veteran status and military generation among older women.

The content you want is available to Zendy users.

Already have an account? Click here to sign in.

Having issues? You can contact us here

Accelerating Research