2011-04-01
War stress and late-life mortality in World War II male civilian resistance veterans
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Psychological Reports , Volume 108 - Issue 2 p. 437- 448
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.
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doi.org/10.2466/02.10.16.PR0.108.2.437-448, hdl.handle.net/1765/26315 | |
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Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Op den Velde, W., Deeg, D., Hovens, H., van Duijn, M. A. J., & Aarts, P. (2011). War stress and late-life mortality in World War II male civilian resistance veterans. Psychological Reports, 108(2), 437–448. doi:10.2466/02.10.16.PR0.108.2.437-448 |