Pain and combat injuries in soldiers returning from Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom: Implications for research and practice

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 179-193

  Clark, Michael E ^a,b   Bair, Matthew J ^c   Buckenmaier III, Chester C ^d   Gironda, Ronald J ^a,b   Walker, Robyn L ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c RICHARD L ROUDEBUSH VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pain; Chronic pain; Combat injuries; Pain assessment; Polytrauma; Postacute pain; Regional anesthesia; Rehabilitation; Trauma; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ACUTE PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POLYTRAUMA; POSTACUTE PAIN; REGIONAL ANESTHESIA; TRAUMA; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; PATIENT REHABILITATION; PATIENT TREATMENT; PERSONNEL;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE;

ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; IRAQ; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN CLINIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; VETERAN;

ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; ANESTHESIA, CONDUCTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PAIN; VETERANS; WOUNDS, PENETRATING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 34249981144     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2006.05.0057     Document Type: Article

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