Comparative mortality among US military personnel in the Persian Gulf region and worldwide during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm

JAMA

Volumn 275, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 118-121

  Writer, James V ^a   DeFraites, Robert F ^a   Brundage, John F ^b  

^a WALTER REED ARMY INSTITUTE OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; BATTLE INJURY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; SUDDEN DEATH; WAR;

EID: 0030045582     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.275.2.118     Document Type: Article

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