Mechanisms of injury in wartime

Rehabilitation Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 5 SPEC. ISS., 2008, Pages

  Lehman, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury in wartime; Operation Iraqi freedom; Wounded servicemembers

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449084199     PISSN: 02784807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2048-7940.2008.tb00227.x     Document Type: Review

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