Veterans' health-surviving acute injuries is not enough

The Lancet

Volumn 371, Issue 9618, 2008, Pages 1053-1055

  Doll, Dietrich ^a   Bowley, Douglas M ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BLAST INJURY; BRAIN INJURY; HUMAN; INJURY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; VETERAN;

EID: 40949129882     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(08)60465-1     Document Type: Note

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