Injuries in combat from 1982-2005 with particular reference to those to the head and neck: A review

British Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 556-560

  Rustemeyer, Jan ^a   Kranz, Volker ^a   Bremerich, Andreas ^a  

^a KLINIKUM BREMEN MITTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Injuries of head and neck; War casualties; Wartime injuries

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BODY SURFACE; CROATIA; GUNSHOT INJURY; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; IRAQ; LEBANON; MILITARY MEDICINE; MORTALITY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SLOVENIA; SOLDIER; SOMALIA; VIET NAM; WAR; WEAPON;

AFGHANISTAN; BLAST INJURIES; CROATIA; HEAD INJURIES, PENETRATING; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; IRAQ; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LEBANON; MILITARY MEDICINE; NECK INJURIES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SLOVENIA; SOMALIA; VIETNAM; VIETNAM CONFLICT; WAR; WEAPONS; WOUNDS, GUNSHOT;

EID: 34548591212     PISSN: 02664356     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2007.01.003     Document Type: Article

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