Associations Between Military Service, Biobehavioral Risk Factors, and All-Cause Mortality in US Adults
Introduction The healthy soldier effect (HSE) explains the health benefits of military service, physical fitness and lower rates of chronic disease and mortality during and after military service.1-3 Yet recent studies have shown that veterans have poorer health outcomes and a higher risk for mortality than civilians.2,4 The altered health trajectory of US veterans has prompted […]