Orthopedic injuries in U.S. casualties treated on a hospital ship during operation Iraqi freedom

Military Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1008-1013

  Enad, Jerome G ^a   Headrick, Jeff D ^b  

^a NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER PORTSMOUTH   (United States)

^b Center for Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; BONE INJURY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY MEDICINE; NAVY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; SAILOR; SHIP; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES; WAR;

EID: 53849120574     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED.173.10.1008     Document Type: Article

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