title: Variations in health communication needs among combat veterans.
abstract: In this cross-sectional study of US military combat veterans, we assessed the helpfulness of different media for providing health risk communication messages. We have provided preliminary results from a postal survey of 5000 veterans sampled because of their deployment to Vietnam, the Persian Gulf, or Bosnia-Kosovo. Respondents endorsed the primary care provider as the most helpful source of health information. Access to the Internet and use of this medium for seeking health information differed by race, age, and cohort.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs, War Related Illness and Injury Study Center, Washington DC, USA. aaron.schneiderman@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Aaron I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Schneiderman
authors.forename: Andrew E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Lincoln
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Curbow
authors.forename: Han K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017522:Bosnia and Herzegovina; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003625:Data Collection; D047830:Gulf War; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008402:Mass Media; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans; D047829:Vietnam Conflict; D014857:Warfare; D044465:White People