A disease and non-battle injury model based on Persian Gulf War admission rates

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 549-557

  Wojcik, Barbara E ^a   Hassell, L Harrison ^a   Humphrey, Rebecca J ^b   Davis, James M ^b   Oakley, Carolyn J ^a   Stein, Catherine R ^a  

^a AMEDD Center and School   (United States)

^b ALTARUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Admission rates; Casualty projections; Disease and non battle injury; Ground combat; Persian Gulf War; War planning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MEDICAL CARE; MODEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; SOLDIER; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WAR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PLANNING; HUMANS; INDIAN OCEAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PATIENT ADMISSION; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 2642580060     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20016     Document Type: Article

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