Injuries associated with landmines and unexploded ordnances in Iran

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 384-387

  Soroush, A R ^a   Flahati, F ^a   Zargar, M ^a   Soroush, M R ^a   Araghizadeh, H ^b   Khateri, Sh ^b   Khaji, A ^a  

^a JANBAZAN MEDICAL AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER JMERC   (Iran)

^b BAQIYATALLAH UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Iran; Iraq; Landmine; War

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; BLAST INJURY; CHILD; DEATH; EXPLOSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WAR;

EID: 77954745361     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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