Predicting attrition in basic military training

Military Medicine

Volumn 164, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 710-714

  Pope, Rodney P ^a   Herbert, Rob ^b   Kirwan, John D ^c   Graham, Bruce J ^d  

^a 1st Recruit Training Battalion   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Gailey Fiveways Physiotherapy   (Australia)

^d CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FITNESS; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERIOSTITIS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RUNNING; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS FRACTURE; SURVIVAL; TRAINING;

EID: 0032870452     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/164.10.710     Document Type: Article

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