Letter to the editor

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 362, Issue 14, 2010, Pages 1342-

  Saxon, Andrew J ^a  

^a VA PUGET SOUND HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OPIATE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ANALGESIA; BATTLE INJURY; HUMAN; LETTER; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLDIER; INJURY; MILITARY MEDICINE; NOTE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WAR; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MILITARY SERVICE; PREDICTION;

ANALGESICS, OPIOID; HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MORPHINE; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77950887649     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMc1001847     Document Type: Letter

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