Medical surveillance of injuries in the U.S. Military: Descriptive epidemiology and recommendations for improvement

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Jones, Bruce H ^a   Canham Chervak, Michelle ^a   Canada, Sara ^a   Mitchener, Timothy A ^a   Moore, Ltcol Sean ^b  

^a U S ARMY CENTER FOR HEALTH PROMOTION AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Armed Forces Health Surveillance Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; ARMY; ARTICLE; FALL RISK; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SERVICE; MORBIDITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERIODIC MEDICAL EXAMINATION; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES; ACCIDENT; AMBULATORY CARE; FALLING; HEALTH SURVEY; INJURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; SOLDIER; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AMBULATORY CARE; ATHLETIC INJURIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77949538454     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.10.014     Document Type: Article

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