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Volunteer Corps

Volunteer Corps is a formal organizational construct within the academic study of combatant status that designates a structured body of individuals who voluntarily join a military or paramilitary force, distinguishing it from conscripted or professional standing forces by its reliance on non-compulsory, often ideologically or nationally motivated participation.

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2017–2026

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74

Health outcomes of Experience Corps ® : A high-commitment volunteer program

Seongsoo Hong, Nancy Morrow‐Howell · Social Science & Medicine · 2010 · 156 citations

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Experience Corps: A dual trial to promote the health of older adults and children's academic success

Linda P. Fried, Michelle C. Carlson, Sylvia McGill et al. · Contemporary Clinical Trials · 2013 · 132 citations · Full text

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A science of the South Pacific: Analysis of the character structure of the Peace Corps volunteer.

Jesse G. Harris · American Psychologist · 1973 · 130 citations

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America's Army: making the all-volunteer force

Choice Reviews Online · 2010 · 116 citations

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Travelers' Diarrhea among American Peace Corps Volunteers in Rural Thailand

P Echeverria, Neil R. Blacklow, L. P. Sanford et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 1981 · 110 citations

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Authors

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  1. NM
    Nancy Morrow‐Howell

    Washington University in St. Louis, United States

    4 publications · 277 citations

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  2. TB
    Thomas B. Nutman

    National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, United States

    3 publications · 125 citations

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  3. GW
    George W. Rebok

    Johns Hopkins University, United States

    3 publications · 262 citations

    3

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  4. IO
    I Orskóv

    Statens Serum Institut, Denmark

    3 publications · 193 citations

    3

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  5. TE
    Teresa E. Seeman

    University of California, Los Angeles, United States

    2 publications · 154 citations

    2

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Institutions

68

  1. Peace Corps

    Washington, United States

    10 h-index

    21 publications

    743 citations

  2. Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, United States

    8 h-index

    41 publications

    3.3K citations

  3. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

    Atlanta, United States

    7 h-index

    13 publications

    593 citations

  4. University of California, Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    342 citations

  5. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

    Bethesda, United States

    3 h-index

    10 publications

    459 citations

  6. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    2 h-index

    13 publications

    661 citations

  7. New York University

    New York, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    27 citations

  8. Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center

    Baltimore, United States

    2 h-index

    16 publications

    914 citations

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  1. JAMA

    7 publications · 325 citations

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 172 citations

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  3. The Journal of Infectious Diseases

    JID · 4 publications · 204 citations

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  4. PubMed

    Repository · 4 publications · 200 citations

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  5. Archives of Internal Medicine

    3 publications · 105 citations

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