Current US military operations and implications for military surgical training

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 211, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 658-662

  Tyler, Joshua A ^a   Clive, Kevin S ^a   White, Christopher E ^b   Beekley, Alec C ^c   Blackbourne, Lorne H ^b  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b US ARMY INSTITUTE OF SURGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARMY; ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; DEBRIDEMENT; HUMAN; LAPAROTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL TRAINING;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FORECASTING; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; IRAQ WAR, 2003 -; MILITARY MEDICINE; TRAUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; WORKLOAD;

EID: 78049386089     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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