A physical therapist experience, observation, and practice with an infantry brigade combat team in support of operation iraqi freedom

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 442-447

  Rhon, Daniel I ^a  

^a MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MANPOWER; MILITARY MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; WAR;

HUMANS; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953266750     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-09-00097     Document Type: Article

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