Disease and nonbattle injuries sustained by a U.S. army brigade combat team during operation Iraqi freedom

Military Medicine

Volumn 175, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 469-476

  Belmont Jr , Philip J ^a   Goodman, Gens P ^a   Waterman, Brian ^a   DeZee, Kent ^a   Burks, Rob ^b   Owens, Brett D ^c  

^a WILLIAM BEAUMONT ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^c KELLER ARMY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY; SOLDIER; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, COMPUTERIZED; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; PREGNANCY; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 77954651735     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00041     Document Type: Article

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