Surgical Support for Low-Intensity Conflict, Limited Warfare, and Special Operations

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 727-752

  Rush Jr , Robert M ^a,b,c,d  

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

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DOXYCYCLINE; LOPERAMIDE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

AWARENESS; BATTLE INJURY; CIVIL DEFENSE; DIARRHEA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRST AID; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; LEISHMANIASIS; LONG TERM CARE; MALARIA; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT CARE; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; REVIEW; SKIN ALLERGY; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SURGEON; TERRORISM; WAR;

HOSPITALS, PACKAGED; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33744969165     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.suc.2006.03.004     Document Type: Review

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