Military parachuting injuries: Literature review

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 17-26

  Bricknell, M C M ^a,c   Craig, S C ^b  

^a Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

^b Epidemiology Programs   (United States)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Military; Occupational health; Parachuting

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; ARMY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; PARACHUTIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRAINING;

EID: 0032986312     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/49.1.17     Document Type: Review

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