The mobile army surgical hospital (MASH): A military and surgical legacy

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 648-656

  King, Booker ^a,c   Jatoi, Ismail ^b  

^a US Army Hospital Heidelberg   (Germany)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c General Surgery Section   (Germany)

Author keywords

Army medicine; Combat support hospitals; Field hospitals; Forward surgical teams; Military medicine; Mobile army surgical hospital; Mobile hospitals; War surgery

Indexed keywords

ARMY; BATTLE INJURY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MILITARY MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; REVIEW; WAR;

HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HOSPITALS, MILITARY; HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; IRAQ; KOREAN WAR; MILITARY MEDICINE; SURGERY; UNITED STATES; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WAR; WORLD WAR II;

EID: 17744373676     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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