The Joint Medical Workstation (JMeWS) database in 2003: Intradeployment health encounters of military personnel supporting operations enduring freedom and Iraqi freedom

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 119-128

  Hooper, Tomoko I ^a   DeBakey, Samar F ^b   Bellis, Kimberly S ^b   Cox, Kenneth L ^c   Gackstetter, Gary D ^d  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b Health Research and Analysis   (United States)

^c Force Health Protection and Readiness Programs   (United States)

^d East Tower ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR FORCE; ARMY; ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FREEDOM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INFORMATION SYSTEM; INJURY; INTOXICATION; IRAQ; MILITARY SERVICE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NAVY; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SOLDIER;

EID: 39049169743     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.2.119     Document Type: Article

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