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Are There Spillover Effects from the GI Bill? The Mental Health of Wives of Korean War Veterans

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  • Anusha M Vable
  • Ichiro Kawachi
  • David Canning
  • M Maria Glymour
  • Marcia P Jimenez
  • S V Subramanian

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Background: The Korean War GI Bill provided economic benefits for veterans, thereby potentially improving their health outcomes. However potential spillover effects on veteran wives have not been evaluated. Methods: Data from wives of veterans eligible for the Korean War GI Bill (N = 128) and wives of non-veterans (N = 224) from the Health and Retirement Study were matched on race and coarsened birth year and childhood health using coarsened exact matching. Number of depressive symptoms in 2010 (average age = 78) were assessed using a modified, validated Center for Epidemiologic Studies-Depression Scale. Regression analyses were stratified into low (mother

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  • Anusha M Vable & Ichiro Kawachi & David Canning & M Maria Glymour & Marcia P Jimenez & S V Subramanian, 2016. "Are There Spillover Effects from the GI Bill? The Mental Health of Wives of Korean War Veterans," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(5), pages 1-13, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0154203
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0154203
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