Operation enduring freedom: Trends in combat casualty care by forward surgical teams deployed to Afghanistan

Military Medicine

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 67-78

  Shen Gunther, Jane ^a   Ellison, Richard ^b   Kuhens, Charles ^c   Roach, Christopher J ^d   Jarrard, Steve ^e  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b XVIII Airborne Corps   (United States)

^c WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d McDonald Army Health Center   (United States)

^e Winn Army Community Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WAR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFGHAN CAMPAIGN 2001-; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILITARY MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651289141     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7205/MILMED-D-10-00109     Document Type: Article

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