Wartime burn care in Iraq: 28th Combat Support Hospital, 2003

Military Medicine

Volumn 172, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1148-1153

  Stout, Louis R ^a   Jezior, James R ^b   Melton, Lisette P ^b   Walker, Joy A ^b   Brengman, Matthew L ^b   Neumeier, Sonia T ^b   Smith, Robin L ^b   Vanfosson, Christopher A ^b   Knuth, Thomas E ^c   Holcomb, John B ^a   Cancio, Leopoldo C ^a  

^a US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b 28th Combat Support Hospital   (United States)

^c Army Medical Department Center and School   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BURN; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IRAQ; LENGTH OF STAY; MILITARY DEPLOYMENT; MILITARY SERVICE; MORTALITY; PRISONER; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SKIN TRANSPLANTATION; WAR;

EID: 36148964701     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.172.11.1148     Document Type: Article

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